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.
EUDEMONIST
Noun
eudemonist (plural eudemonists)
Alternative form of eudaemonist
Anagrams
• outside men
Source: Wiktionary
Eu*de"mon*ist, Eu*dæ"mon*ist, n.
Definition: One who believes in eudemonism. I am too much of a eudæmonist; I hanker too much after a state of happiness both for myself and others. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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