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.
GNOSIS
gnosis
(noun) intuitive knowledge of spiritual truths; said to have been possessed by ancient Gnostics
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gnosis (countable and uncountable, plural gnoses)
(gnosticism) an immanent form of knowledge or transcendent insight, such as sought by the Gnostics
act or process of knowing
(occult) an altered state of awareness in which the will is magically effective
Source: Wiktionary
Gno"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. gnw^sis.] (Metaph.)
Definition: The deeper wisdom; knowledge of spiritual truth, such as was claimed by the Gnostics.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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