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.
IMPRUDENCE
imprudence
(noun) a lack of caution in practical affairs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
imprudence (usually uncountable, plural imprudences)
(uncountable) The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection.
(countable) An imprudent act.
Synonyms
(lack of prudence): indiscretion; inconsideration; rashness; heedlessness
Source: Wiktionary
Im*pru"dence, n. Etym: [L. imprudentia: cf. F. imprudence. Cf. Improvidence.]
Definition: The quality or state of being imprudent; want to caution, circumspection, or a due regard to consequences; indiscretion; inconsideration; reshness; also, an imprudent act; as, he was guilty of an imprudence. His serenity was interrupted, perhaps, by his own imprudence. Mickle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SALTWORT
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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