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.
degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, decadency
(noun) the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
Source: WordNet® 3.1
decadency (countable and uncountable, plural decadencies)
decadence.
Source: Wiktionary
De*ca"dence, De*ca"den*cy, n. Etym: [LL. decadentia; L. de- + cadere to fall: cf. F. décadence. See Decay.]
Definition: A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension. "The old castle, where the family lived in their decadence.' Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 June 2025
(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
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.