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.
REPENTANT
penitent, repentant
(adjective) feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
repentant (comparative more repentant, superlative most repentant)
Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing.
Synonyms
• See also remorseful
Antonyms
• unrepentant
Noun
repentant (plural repentants)
One who repents; a penitent.
Anagrams
• penetrant
Source: Wiktionary
Re*pent"ant (-ant), a. Etym: [F. repentant.]
1. Penitent; sorry for sin. Chaucer. Thus they, in lowliest plight, repentant stood. Millton.
2. Expressing or showing sorrow for sin; as, repentant tears; repentant ashes. "Repentant sighs and voluntary pains." Pope.
Re*pent"ant, n.
Definition: One who repents, especially one who repents of sin; a penitent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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