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.
MESMERIC
hypnotic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, spellbinding
(adjective) attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; “read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice”; “she had a warm mesmeric charm”; “the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing”; “a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
mesmeric (comparative more mesmeric, superlative most mesmeric)
of or relating to mesmerism or mesmerization
Source: Wiktionary
Mes*mer"ic, Mes*mer"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. mesmérique.]
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or induced by, mesmerism; as, mesmeric sleep.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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