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.
hydropathy, hydrotherapy
(noun) the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hydropathy (countable and uncountable, plural hydropathies)
The therapeutic use of water, either internally or externally.
Synonym: hydrotherapy
Source: Wiktionary
Hy*drop"a*thy, n. Etym: [Hydro-, 1 + Gr.
Definition: The water cure; a mode of treating diseases by the copious and frequent use of pure water, both internally and externally.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
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.