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.
DISSENSION
discord, dissension
(noun) disagreement among those expected to cooperate
disagreement, dissension, dissonance
(noun) a conflict of people’s opinions or actions or characters
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dissension (countable and uncountable, plural dissensions)
An act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.
Strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*sen"sion, n. Etym: [L. dissensio: cf. F. dissension. See Dissent.]
Definition: Disagreement in opinion, usually of a violent character, producing warm debates or angry words; contention in words; partisan and contentious divisions; breach of friendship and union; strife; discord; quarrel. Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them. Acts xv. 2. Debates, dissension, uproars are thy joy. Dryden. A seditious person and raiser-up of dissension among the people. Robynson (More's Utopia).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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