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.
TABORITE
Ta"bor*ite, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: One of certain Bohemian reformers who suffered persecution in the fifteenth century; -- so called from Tabor, a hill or fortress where they encamped during a part of their struggles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RESTORATION
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