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.
SANTON
Proper noun
Santon
A hamlet in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9312).
A depopulated village near Santon Downham in Breckland, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL8287).
A parish on the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3273).
Anagrams
• annots., nantos, non-TAS, sonant, stanno-
Etymology
Noun
santon (plural santons)
A Muslim holy man.
In France (originally Provence), a small, hand-painted, terracotta figurine of a nativity character.
Anagrams
• annots., nantos, non-TAS, sonant, stanno-
Source: Wiktionary
San"ton, n. Etym: [Sp. santon, augment fr. santo holy, L. sanctus.]
Definition: A Turkish saint; a kind of dervish, regarded by the people as a saint: also, a hermit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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