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.
INTROMISSION
insertion, introduction, intromission
(noun) the act of putting one thing into another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
intromission (countable and uncountable, plural intromissions)
the state of being allowed to enter; admittance
the act of allowing to enter; admission
putting one thing into another; insertion
copulation: normally refers to the first moment of initial entry of a penis into a vagina, mouth or anus.
(legal, Scotland) An intermeddling with the affairs of another, either on legal grounds or without authority.
Source: Wiktionary
In`tro*mis"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intromission. See Intromit.]
1. The act of sending in or of putting in; insertion. South.
2. The act of letting go in; admission.
3. (Scots Law)
Definition: An intermeddling with the affairs of another, either on legal grounds or without authority.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
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