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.
OBSERVANCY
Noun
observancy (countable and uncountable, plural observancies)
Obsolete form of observance.
Source: Wiktionary
Ob*serv"an*cy, n.
Definition: Observance. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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