According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
PYROTECHNY
pyrotechnics, pyrotechny
(noun) the craft of making fireworks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pyrotechny (uncountable)
The manufacture and use of fireworks.
(figuratively) Impressive, dazzling or virtuosic display.
The use of fire in chemistry and metallurgy.
(obsolete) The manufacture and use of gunpowder, bombs etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Pyr`o*tech`ny, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pyrotechnie.]
1. The use and application of fire in science and the arts. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
2. Same as Pyrotechnics.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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