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.
DECEPTORY
Etymology
Adjective
deceptory (comparative more deceptory, superlative most deceptory)
deceptive
Source: Wiktionary
De*cep"to*ry, a. Etym: [L. deceptorius, from decipere.]
Definition: Deceptive. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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