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.
RABBINISM
Noun
Rabbinism (countable and uncountable, plural Rabbinisms)
(dated) Rabbinic Judaism
A characteristically rabbinical word or phrase.
Coordinate term: Hebraism
Source: Wiktionary
Rab"bin*ism (rab"bin*iz'm), n. [Cf. F. rabbinisme.]
1. A rabbinic expression or phraseology; a peculiarity of the language of the rabbins.
2. The teachings and traditions of the rabbins.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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