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.
SOLSTITIALLY
Etymology
Adverb
solstitially (not comparable)
In a solstitial manner; relating to solstices.
Source: Wiktionary
SOLSTITIAL
Sol*sti"tial, a. Etym: [L. solstitialis: cf. F. solsticial.]
1. Of or pertaining to a solstice.
2. Happening at a solstice; esp. (with reference to the northern hemisphere), happening at the summer solstice, or midsummer. "Solstitial summer's heat." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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