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.
ECBATIC
Ec*bat"ic, a. Etym: [See Ecbasis.] (Gram.)
Definition: Denoting a mere result or consequence, as distinguished from telic, which denotes intention or purpose; thus the phrase so that it was fulfilled," is ecbatic; if rendered "in order that it might be." etc., is telic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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