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.
LATRIA
adoration, latria
(noun) the worship given to God alone
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
latria (usually uncountable, plural latrias)
(theology) the highest form of worship, named adoration, properly given to the triune God alone
Coordinate terms
• dulia
• hyperdulia
Anagrams
• Altair, atrial, lariat, talari
Source: Wiktionary
La*tri"a, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
Definition: The highest kind of worship, or that paid to God; -- distinguished by the Roman Catholics from dulia, or the inferior worship paid to saints.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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