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.
SOFTIE
softy, softie
(noun) a person who is weak and excessively sentimental
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
softie (plural softies)
Alternative form of softy
Source: Wiktionary
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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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