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.
ORISMOLOGY
Noun
orismology (uncountable)
(rare, lexicography) The explanation of technical terms.
(rare, lexicography) Technical terms collectively; terminology.
Source: Wiktionary
O`ris*mol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy. See Horizon.]
Definition: That departament of natural history which treats of technical terms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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