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.
SERENED
Verb
serened
simple past tense and past participle of serene
Anagrams
• deeners, eenders, endrees, needers, seen red, sneered
Source: Wiktionary
SERENE
Se*rene", a. Etym: [L. serenus to grow dry, Gr.
1. Bright; clear; unabscured; as, a serene sky. The moon serene in glory mounts the sky. Pope. Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear. Gray.
2. Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled; as, a serene aspect; a serene soul. Milton.
Note: In several countries of Europe, Serene is given as a tittle to princes and the members of their families; as, His Serene Highness. Drop serene. (Med.) See Amaurosis. Milton.
Se*rene", n.
1. Serenity; clearness; calmness. [Poetic.] "The serene of heaven." Southey. To their master is denied To share their sweet serene. Young.
2. Etym: [F. serein evening dew or damp. See Serein.]
Definition: Evening air; night chill. [Obs.] "Some serene blast me." B. Jonson.
Se*rene", v. t. Etym: [L. serenare.]
Definition: To make serene. Heaven and earth, as if contending, vie To raise his being, and serene his soul. Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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