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.
SOBERNESS
graveness, gravity, sobriety, soberness, somberness, sombreness
(noun) a manner that is serious and solemn
soberness, sobriety
(noun) the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
soberness (usually uncountable, plural sobernesses)
The state or quality of being sober.
Synonyms
• sobriety; see also drunkenness
Antonyms
• See also drunkenness
Source: Wiktionary
So"ber*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being sober.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RESTITUTION
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