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.
OVERSHADOWING
Verb
overshadowing
present participle of overshadow
Noun
overshadowing (plural overshadowings)
A dominating shadow or malign influence.
Such trials to a peaceful people, only enhance their love of peace; for the grief-stricken heart flees to retirement and tranquillity. At the overshadowings of such afflictions, I should never tremble for my country, much less should I despair […]
Source: Wiktionary
OVERSHADOW
O`ver*shad"ow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overshadowed(); p. pr. & vb. n. Overshadowing. ] Etym: [Cf. Overshade. ]
1. To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure. There was a cloud that overshadowed them. Mark ix. 7.
2. Fig.: To cover with a superior influence. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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