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.
CUNCTATION
procrastination, cunctation, shillyshally
(noun) the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cunctation (countable and uncountable, plural cunctations)
(obsolete) Delay, hesitation, procrastination.
Synonyms
• dilation, hold-up; see also delay
Source: Wiktionary
Cunc*ta"tion (knk-t"shn), n. Etym: [L. cunctatio, fr. cunctari, p.p. cunctatus, to delay.]
Definition: Delay; procrastination. [R.] Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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