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.
GLADDENED
gladdened, exhilarated
(adjective) made joyful; “the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
gladdened
simple past tense and past participle of gladden
Source: Wiktionary
GLADDEN
Glad"den, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gladdened; p. pr. & vb. n. Gladdening.] Etym: [See Glad, v. t.]
Definition: To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to exhilarate. A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him. Addison.
Glad"den, v. i.
Definition: To be or become glad; to rejoice. The vast Pacific gladdens with the freight. Wordsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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