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.
DROSSY
Etymology
Adjective
drossy (comparative drossier or more drossy, superlative drossiest or most drossy)
worthless
Source: Wiktionary
Dross"y, a. [Compar. Drossier; superl. Drossiest.]
Definition: Of, pertaining to, resembling, dross; full of dross; impure; worthless. " Drossy gold." Dryden. "Drossy rhymes." Donne.
– Dross"i*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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