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.
PACESETTER
pacer, pacemaker, pacesetter
(noun) a horse used to set the pace in racing
pacesetter, pacemaker
(noun) a leading instance in its field; “the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pacesetter (plural pacesetters)
A person who determines the rate of action through leading.
Source: Wiktionary
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ENCYCLOPEDIA
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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