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.
RENEWAL
reclamation, renewal, rehabilitation
(noun) the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
renewal
(noun) the act of renewing
refilling, replenishment, replacement, renewal
(noun) filling again by supplying what has been used up
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
renewal (countable and uncountable, plural renewals)
The act of renewing.
(fencing) An offensive action made immediately after a parried one.
Synonyms
• renew
Source: Wiktionary
Re*new"al (-al), n.
Definition: The act of renewing, or the state of being renewed; as, the renewal of a treaty.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AGITATION
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
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