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.
SCANDALOUSNESS
scandalousness
(noun) disgracefulness that offends public morality
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scandalousness (uncountable)
The quality of being scandalous.
Source: Wiktionary
Scan"dal*ous*ness, n.
Definition: Quality of being scandalous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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