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.
OBMUTESCENCE
Etymology
Noun
obmutescence (uncountable)
Silence; inability or refusal to speak.
Source: Wiktionary
Ob`mu*tes"cence, n. Etym: [L. obmutescens, p.pr of obmutescere to become dumb; ob (see Ob-) + mutescere to grow dumb, fr. mutus dumb.]
1. A becoming dumb; loss of speech. Sir T. Browne.
2. A keeping silent or mute. Paley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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