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.
pococurantism (countable and uncountable, plural pococurantisms)
Indifference, nonchalance.
Source: Wiktionary
Po`co*cu*ran"tism. n.
Definition: Carelessness; apathy; indifference. [R.] Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 October 2024
(noun) a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure; “the literacy rate”; “the retention rate”; “the dropout rate”
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.