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.
NOMANCY
No"man*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. nomancie, nomance, abbrev. fr. onomancie. See Onomancy.]
Definition: The art or practice of divining the destiny of persons by the letters which form their names.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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