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.
LAODICEAN
Etymology
Adjective
Laodicean (comparative more Laodicean, superlative most Laodicean)
pertaining to Laodicea
lukewarm, neither hot nor cold (with reference to Revelation 3:16)
half-hearted or apathetic, especially with regards to religion or politics
Noun
Laodicean (plural Laodiceans)
Somebody from Laodicea
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Source: Wiktionary
La*od`i*ce"an, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to Laodicea, a city in Phrygia Major; like the Christians of Laodicea; lukewarm in religion. Rev. iii. 14-16.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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