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.
CONVOCATING
Verb
convocating
present participle of convocate
Source: Wiktionary
CONVOCATE
Con"vo*cate, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Convocated; p.pr. & vb.n. Convocating.] Etym: [L. convocatus, p.p. of convocare to convocate; con- + vocare to call. See Vocal, and cf. Convoce.]
Definition: To convoke; to call together. [Obs.] May (Lucan).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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