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.
CORYPHAEUS
Etymology
Noun
coryphaeus (plural coryphaeuses or coryphaei)
(Ancient Greece, drama, historical) The conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama.
Synonym: coryphée
(by extension) The chief or leader of an interest or party.
Synonyms: coryphe, coryphée
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
Source: Wiktionary
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