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.
MOLECH
Moloch, Molech
(noun) god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Mo"lech, n. Etym: [Heb. molek king.] (Script.)
Definition: The fire god of the Ammonites, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Moloch. Lev. xviii. 21.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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