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.
DIRIMENT
Etymology
Adjective
diriment (not comparable)
(religion, of an impediment to marriage) Serving to invalidate an attempted marriage.
Source: Wiktionary
Dir"i*ment, a. Etym: [L. dirimens, p. pr. of dirimere. See Dirempt.] (Law)
Definition: Absolute. Diriment impediment (R. C. Ch.), an impediment that nullifies marriage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
8 November 2024
REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
Coffee Trivia
