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.
LITERATE
literate
(adjective) knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields; “computer literate”
literate
(adjective) versed in literature; dealing with literature
literate
(adjective) able to read and write
literate, literate person
(noun) a person who can read and write
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
literate (comparative more literate, superlative most literate)
Able to read and write; having literacy.
Antonym: illiterate
Knowledgeable in literature, writing; literary; well-read.
Which is used in writing (of a language or dialect).
Noun
literate (plural literates)
A person who is able to read and write.
(historical) A person who was educated but had not taken a university degree; especially a candidate to take holy orders.
Anagrams
• laterite, litteræ, teretial
Source: Wiktionary
Lit"er*ate, a. Etym: [L. litteratus, literatus. See Letter.]
Definition: Instructed in learning, science, or literature; learned; lettered. The literate now chose their emperor, as the military chose theirs. Landor.
Lit"er*ate, n.
1. One educated, but not having taken a university degree; especially, such a person who is prepared to take holy orders. [Eng.]
2. A literary man.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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