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.
FLUENCE
Etymology 1
Noun
fluence (countable and uncountable, plural fluences)
(obsolete) Fluency.
(physics) A measure of particle flux (or that of a pulse of electromagnetic radiation).
Etymology 2
Noun
fluence (plural fluences)
A magical or mysterious force; hypnotic power; energy.
Source: Wiktionary
Flu"ence, n.
Definition: Fluency. [Obs.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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