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.
DISSENTERISM
Etymology
Noun
dissenterism (countable and uncountable, plural dissenterisms)
The spirit or principles of dissenters.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*sent"er*ism, n.
Definition: The spirit or principles of dissenters. Ed. Rev.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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