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.
PROSOPOLEPSY
Pros`o*po*lep"sy, n. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Respect of persons; especially, a premature opinion or prejudice against a person, formed from his external appearance. [R.] Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUPERIORITY
(noun) displaying a sense of being better than others; “he hated the white man’s superiority and condescension”
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