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.
HEBRAIZING
Verb
Hebraizing
present participle of Hebraize
Source: Wiktionary
HEBRAIZE
He"bra*ize, v. t. Etym: [Gr. hébraïser.]
Definition: To convert into the Hebrew idiom; to make Hebrew or Hebraistic. J. R. Smith.
He"bra*ize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hebraized; p. pr. & vb. n. Hebraizing.]
Definition: To speak Hebrew, or to conform to the Hebrew idiom, or to Hebrew customs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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