In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
COMMOTIONS
Noun
commotions
plural of commotion
Source: Wiktionary
COMMOTION
Com*mo"tion, n. Etym: [L. commotio: cf. F. commotion. See Motion.]
1. Disturbed or violent motion; agitation. [What] commotion in the winds! Shak.
2. A popular tumult; public disturbance; riot. When ye shall hear of wars and commotions. Luke xxi. 9.
3. Agitation, perturbation, or disorder, of mind; heat; excitement. "He could not debate anything without some commotion." Clarendon.
Syn.
– Excitement; agitation; perturbation; disturbance; tumult; disorder; violence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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