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.
DIDASCALIC
Etymology
Adjective
didascalic (not comparable)
Of or relating to education or teaching; didactic.
Source: Wiktionary
Di`das*cal"ic, a. Etym: [L. didascalius, Gr. didascalique.]
Definition: Didactic; preceptive. [R.] Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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