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.
DIONYSIUS
Dionysius, Dionysius the Elder
(noun) the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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DELUSIVE
(adjective) inappropriate to reality or facts; “delusive faith in a wonder drug”; “delusive expectations”; “false hopes”
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