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.
FOREDOOM
foredoom
(verb) doom beforehand
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
foredoom (uncountable)
A doom that is predicted; destiny.
Hypernyms
• doom
Verb
foredoom (third-person singular simple present foredooms, present participle foredooming, simple past and past participle foredoomed)
(transitive) To predestine to a doom.
Source: Wiktionary
Fore*doom", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Foredeem.]
Definition: To doom beforehand; to predestinate. Thou art foredomed to view the Stygian state. Dryden.
Fore"doom`, n.
Definition: Doom or sentence decreed in advance. "A dread foredoom ringing in the ears of the guilty adult." Southey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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