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.
HYPOSTYLES
Noun
hypostyles
plural of hypostyle
Source: Wiktionary
HYPOSTYLE
Hy"po*style, a. Etym: [Gr. (Arch.)
Definition: Resting upon columns; constructed by means of columns; -- especially applied to the great hall at Karnak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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