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.
SANCTIMONY
sanctimony, sanctimoniousness
(noun) the quality of being hypocritically devout
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sanctimony (countable and uncountable, plural sanctimonies)
A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show.
Source: Wiktionary
Sanc"ti*mo*ny, n. Etym: [L. sanctimonia, fr. sanctus holy: cf. OF. sanctimonie. See Saint.]
Definition: Holiness; devoutness; scrupulous austerity; sanctity; especially, outward or artificial saintliness; assumed or pretended holiness; hypocritical devoutness. Her pretense is a pilgrimage; . . . which holy undertaking with most austere sanctimony she accomplished. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
3 February 2025
CRAZY
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
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