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.
DISEASEFULNESS
Dis*ease"ful*ness, n.
Definition: The quality of being diseaseful; trouble; trial. [R.] Sir P. Sidney.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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