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.
NEOLATIN
Ne`o-Lat"in, a. Etym: [Neo- + Latin.]
Definition: Applied to the Romance languages, as being mostly of Latin origin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LIBERTY
(noun) freedom of choice; “liberty of opinion”; “liberty of worship”; “liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases”; “at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes”
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