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.
PERIBOLOS
Etymology
Noun
peribolos (plural periboloi)
(architecture, historical) An enclosed court, especially one surrounding a temple.
Source: Wiktionary
Pe*rib"o*los, n. Etym: [Nl., fr. Gr. peribolus.]
Definition: In ancient architecture, an inclosed court, esp., one surrounding a temple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUCH
(adjective) of so extreme a degree or extent; “such weeping”; “so much weeping”; “such a help”; “such grief”; “never dreamed of such beauty”
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