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.
DETHRONEMENT
deposition, dethronement
(noun) the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dethronement (plural dethronements)
The act of being dethroned; the state of having been dethroned or removed from a superior place in a hierarchy.
Source: Wiktionary
De*throne"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. détrônement.]
Definition: Deposal from a throne; deposition from regal power.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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