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.
FADY
Etymology 1
Adjective
fady (comparative more fady, superlative most fady)
(archaic, rare) faded
Etymology 2
Noun
fady (uncountable)
A system of taboos in the traditional culture of Madagascar.
Adjective
fady (not comparable)
Taboo, or forbidden, under the fady system.
Source: Wiktionary
Fad"y, a.
Definition: Faded. [R.] Shenstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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