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.
CONVICIATE
Con*vi"ci*ate, v. i. Etym: [L. conviciatus, p.p. of conviciari to revile, fr. convicium loud reproach.]
Definition: To utter reproaches; to raise a clamor; to rail. [Obs.] To conviciate instead of accusing. Laud.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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