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.
STABLISHING
Verb
stablishing
present participle of stablish
Source: Wiktionary
STABLISH
Stab"lish, v. t. Etym: [Aphetic form of establish.]
Definition: To settle permanently in a state; to make firm; to establish; to fix. [Obs.] 2 Sam. vii. 13.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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