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.
DISENNOBLED
Verb
disennobled
simple past tense and past participle of disennoble
Source: Wiktionary
DISENNOBLE
Dis`en*no"ble, v. t.
Definition: To deprive of that which ennobles; to degrade. An unworthy behavior degrades and disennobles a man. Guardian.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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