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.
PLATONIZE
Pla"to*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Platonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Platonizing.]
Definition: To adopt the opinion of Plato or his followers. Milner.
Pla"to*nize, v. t.
Definition: To explain by, or accomodate to, the Platonic philosophy. Enfield.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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