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.
SACRISTANS
Noun
sacristans
plural of sacristan
Source: Wiktionary
SACRISTAN
Sac"ris*tan, n. Etym: [F. sacristian, LL. sacrista, fr. L. sacer. See Sacred, and cf. Sexton.]
Definition: An officer of the church who has the care of the utensils or movables, and of the church in general; a sexton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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