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.
INFRANGIBLE
absolute, infrangible, inviolable
(adjective) not capable of being violated or infringed; “infrangible human rights”
infrangible
(adjective) difficult or impossible to break or separate into parts; “an infrangible series”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
infrangible (comparative more infrangible, superlative most infrangible)
Unbreakable, indestructible, or very difficult to break.
Source: Wiktionary
In*fran"gi*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + grangible: cf.F. infrangible.]
1. Not capable of being broken or separated into parts; as, infrangible atoms. [He] link'd their fetlocks with a golden band Infrangible. Pope.
2. Not to be infringed or violated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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