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.
INDULGENCE
indulgence
(noun) the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution; “in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse”
folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence
(noun) foolish or senseless behavior
indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring
(noun) the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
indulgence, lenience, leniency
(noun) a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; “too much indulgence spoils a child”
indulgence, self-indulgence
(noun) an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
indulgence (countable and uncountable, plural indulgences)
the act of indulging
tolerance
catering to someone's every desire
something in which someone indulges
An indulgent act; favour granted; gratification.
(Roman Catholicism) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.
Verb
indulgence (third-person singular simple present indulgences, present participle indulgencing, simple past and past participle indulgenced)
(transitive, Roman Catholic Church) to provide with an indulgence
Source: Wiktionary
In*dul"gence, n. Etym: [L. indulgentia: cf. F. indulgence.]
1. The act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control. If I were a judge, that word indulgence should never issue from my lips. Tooke. They err, that through indulgence to others, or fondness to any sin in themselves, substitute for repentance anything less. Hammond.
2. An indulgent act; favor granted; gratification. If all these gracious indulgences are without any effect on us, we must perish in our own folly. Rogers.
3. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: Remission of the temporal punishment due to sins, after the guilt of sin has been remitted by sincere repentance; absolution from the censures and public penances of the church. It is a payment of the debt of justice to God by the application of the merits of Christ and his saints to the contrite soul through the church. It is therefore believed to diminish or destroy for sins the punishment of purgatory.
In*dul"gence, v. t.
Definition: To grant an indulgence to.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTUITIVELY
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