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.
SALACITY
obscenity, lewdness, bawdiness, salaciousness, salacity
(noun) the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
salacity (usually uncountable, plural salacities)
(uncountable) The state or quality of being salacious; lewdness, obscenity, bawdiness.
(countable) An act that is salacious, (lewd, obscene or bawdy); a salacious image or piece of writing.
Source: Wiktionary
Sa*lac"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. salacitas: cf. F. salacité]
Definition: Strong propensity to venery; lust; lecherousness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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