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.
SANNYASI
sannyasi, sannyasin, sanyasi
(noun) a Hindu religious mendicant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sannyasi (plural sannyasis)
(Hinduism) A man in the stage of sannyasa; a wandering ascetic, a religious mendicant.
Source: Wiktionary
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19 January 2025
ELOQUENCE
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
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