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.
PRECONDEMNED
Verb
precondemned
simple past tense and past participle of precondemn
Source: Wiktionary
PRECONDEMN
Pre`con*demn`, v. t.
Definition: To condemn beforehand.
– Pre*con`dem*na"tion, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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