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.
ROMANIC
Roman, Romanic
(adjective) of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome); “Roman architecture”; “the old Roman wall”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ro*man"ic, a. Etym: [L. Romanicus. See Romance, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to Rome or its people.
2. Of or pertaining to any or all of the various languages which, during the Middle Ages, sprung out of the old Roman, or popular form of Latin, as the Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Provencal, etc.
3. Related to the Roman people by descent; -- said especially of races and nations speaking any of the Romanic tongues. Romanic spelling, spelling by means of the letters of the Roman alphabet, as in English; -- contrasted with phonetic spelling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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