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.
MISONEISM
misoneism
(noun) hatred of change or innovation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
misoneism (usually uncountable, plural misoneisms)
The hatred or distrust of new things or ideas.
Synonym: neophobia
Source: Wiktionary
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UNMARRIED
(adjective) not married or related to the unmarried state; “unmarried men and women”; “unmarried life”; “sex and the single girl”; “single parenthood”; “are you married or single?”
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