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.
PERICOPES
Noun
pericopes
plural of pericope
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• periscope
Source: Wiktionary
PERICOPE
Pe*ric"o*pe, n. Etym: [L., section of a book, Gr.
Definition: A selection or extract from a book; especially (Theol.), a selection from the Bible, appointed to be read in the churches or used as a text for a sermon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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