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.
EMPUSES
Noun
empuses
plural of empuse
Source: Wiktionary
EMPUSE
Em*puse", n. Etym: [LL. empusa, Gr.
Definition: A phantom or specter. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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