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.
IDOCRASE
vesuvianite, vesuvian, idocrase
(noun) a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
idocrase (countable and uncountable, plural idocrases)
(geology) vesuvianite
Anagrams
• croisade, ice roads, radicose
Source: Wiktionary
Id"o*crase, n. Etym: [Gr. idocrase.] (Min.)
Definition: Same as Vesuvianite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RIGHT
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
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