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.
PROPHASES
Etymology 1
Noun
prophases (plural prophases or prophaseis)
The actual reasons for going to war. These may differ from proschemata, the pretexts offered to the public.
Etymology 2
Noun
prophases
plural of prophase
Source: Wiktionary
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