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.
THEDOM
The"dom, n. Etym: [Thee to prosper + -dom.]
Definition: Success; fortune; luck; chance. [Obs.] Evil thedom on his monk's snout. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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