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.
ENCAPSULATION
encapsulation
(noun) the process of enclosing (as in a capsule)
encapsulation
(noun) the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule); “the encapsulation of tendons in membranous sheaths”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
encapsulation (countable and uncountable, plural encapsulations)
The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
(programming, object-oriented) Grouping together an object’s ‘state’ (its data) and the operations that may alter or interrogate it (its methods).
(networking) The process of arranging data into packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.
Source: Wiktionary
En*cap`su*la"tion, n. (Physiol.)
Definition: The act of inclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to inclose it in a capsule.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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