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.
ECLAIRCISSEMENT
Etymology
Noun
eclaircissement (plural eclaircissements)
An explanation of something obscure or unknown; clarification, enlightenment. [from 17th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
E*clair"cisse*ment, n. Etym: [F., fr. Ă©claircir. See Eclaircise, v. t.]
Definition: The clearing up of anything which is obscure or not easily understood; an explanation. The eclaircissement ended in the discovery of the informer. Clarendon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NEGLECT
(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
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