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.
THOMAEAN
Tho*mæ"an, Tho*me"an, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: A member of the ancient church of Christians established on the Malabar coast of India, which some suppose to have been originally founded by the Apostle Thomas.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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