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.
INCITEMENTS
Noun
incitements
plural of incitement
Source: Wiktionary
INCITEMENT
In*cite"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. incitement.]
1. The act of inciting.
2. That which incites the mind, or moves to action; motive; incentive; impulse. Burke. From the long records of a distant age, Derive incitements to renew thy rage. Pope.
Syn.
– Motive; incentive; spur; stimulus; impulse; encouragement.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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