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.
NATURISM
nudism, naturism
(noun) going without clothes as a social practice
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
naturism (countable and uncountable, plural naturisms)
The belief in or practice of going nude in social settings, often in mixed-gender groups, specifically either in cultures where this is not the norm or for health reasons.
The worship of the powers of nature.
Synonyms
• (going nude in social settings): nudism
Anagrams
• Sturmian, Turanism
Source: Wiktionary
Na"tur*ism, n. (Med.)
Definition: The belief or doctrine that attributes everything to nature as a sanative agent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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