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.
THURIFY
cense, incense, thurify
(verb) perfume especially with a censer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
thurify (third-person singular simple present thurifies, present participle thurifying, simple past and past participle thurified)
(transitive) To cense; to perfume with incense.
Source: Wiktionary
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