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.
CONFORMITIES
Noun
conformities
plural of conformity
Source: Wiktionary
CONFORMITY
Con*form"i*ty, n.; pl. Conformities (#). [Cf. F. conformité.]
1. Correspondence in form, manner, or character; resemblance; agreement; congruity; -- followed by to, with, or between.
By our conformity to God. Tillotson.
The end of all religion is but to draw us to a conformity with God. Dr. H.More.
A conformity between the mental taste and the sensitive taste. Addison.
2. (Eng. Eccl. Hist.) Compliance with the usages of the Established Church.
The king [James I.] soon afterward put forth a proclamation requiring all ecclesiastical and civil officers to do their duty by enforcing conformity. Hallam.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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