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.
FANATICISM
fanaticism, fanatism, zealotry
(noun) excessive intolerance of opposing views
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fanaticism (countable and uncountable, plural fanaticisms)
The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.
Source: Wiktionary
Fa*nat"i*cism, n. Etym: [Cf. Fanatism.]
Definition: Excessive enthusiasm, unreasoning zeal, or wild and extravagant notions, on any subject, especially religion; religious frenzy.
Syn.
– See Superstition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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