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.
PREOCCUPATION
preoccupancy, preoccupation
(noun) the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment
(noun) the mental state of being preoccupied by something
preoccupation
(noun) an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
preoccupation (countable and uncountable, plural preoccupations)
The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
The act of occupying something before someone else.
Synonyms
• preoccupancy
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*oc`cu*pa"tion, n. Etym: [L. praeoccupatio: cf. F. préoccupation.]
1. The act of preoccupying, or taking possession of beforehand; the state of being preoccupied; prepossession.
2. Anticipation of objections. [R.] South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SHTIK
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
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