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.
INTIMIDATIONS
Noun
intimidations
plural of intimidation
Source: Wiktionary
INTIMIDATION
In*tim`i*da"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intimidation.]
Definition: The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidation. The king carried his measures in Parliament by intimidation. Paley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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