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.
SMITHERIES
Noun
smitheries
plural of smithery
Source: Wiktionary
SMITHERY
Smith"er*y, n.; pl. -ies (.
1. The workshop of a smith; a smithy or stithy.
2. Work done by a smith; smithing. The din of all his smithery may some time or other possibly wake this noble duke. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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17 November 2024
MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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