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.
DESTALINIZATION
destalinization, de-Stalinization, destalinisation, de-Stalinisation
(noun) social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor; “his statue was demolished as part of destalinization”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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ALLERGIC
(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”
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