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.
FRIGIDITIES
Noun
frigidities
plural of frigidity
Source: Wiktionary
FRIGIDITY
Fri*gid"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. frigiditas: cf. F. frigidité.]
1. The condition or quality of being frigid; coldness; want of warmth. Ice is water congealed by the frigidity of the air. Sir T. Browne.
2. Want of ardor, animation, vivacity, etc.; coldness of affection or of manner; dullness; stiffness and formality; as, frigidity of a reception, of a bow, etc.
3. Want of heat or vigor; as, the frigidity of old age.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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