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.
ENCRATITE
En"cra*tite, n. Etym: [L. Encratitae, pl., fr. Gr. (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: One of a sect in the 2d century who abstained from marriage, wine, and animal food; -- called also Continent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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