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.
GAINSAYER
Etymology
Noun
gainsayer (plural gainsayers)
One who contradicts or denies what is alleged; an opposer.
A person who gainsays others; a disagreeable person.
Synonyms
• withsayer
Anagrams
• asynergia
Source: Wiktionary
Gain`say"er, n.
Definition: One who gainsays, contradicts, or denies. "To convince the gainsayers." Tit. i. 9.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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