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.
SPIRITUALISTS
Noun
spiritualists
plural of spiritualist
Source: Wiktionary
SPIRITUALIST
Spir"it*u*al*ist, n.
1. One who professes a regard for spiritual things only; one whose employment is of a spiritual character; an ecclesiastic.
2. One who maintains the doctrine of spiritualism.
3. One who believes in direct intercourse with departed spirits, through the agency of persons commonly called mediums, by means of physical phenomena; one who attempts to maintain such intercourse; a spiritist.
Spir"it*u*al*ist, a.
Definition: Spiritualistic. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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