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.
HERSELF
Pronoun
Herself
Honorific alternative letter-case form of herself, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.
Anagrams
• Flesher, flesher
Etymology
Pronoun
herself the third person singular, feminine, personal pronoun (the reflexive form of she, masculine himself, neuter itself, plural themselves)
(reflexive pronoun) Her; the female object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.
(emphatic) She; an intensive repetition of the female subject, often used to indicate the exclusiveness of that person as the only satisfier of the predicate.
(Ireland) The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; she (used of upper-class ladies, or sarcastically, of women who imagine themselves to be more important than others)
Anagrams
• Flesher, flesher
Source: Wiktionary
Her*self", pron.
1. An emphasized form of the third person feminine pronoun; -- used as a subject with she; as, she herself will bear the blame; also used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is herself; she blames herself.
2. Her own proper, true, or real character; hence, her right, or sane, mind; as, the woman was deranged, but she is now herself again; she has come to herself. By herself, alone; apart; unaccompanied.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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