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.
TRADUCIAN
Etymology
Noun
traducian (plural traducians)
One who believes that a child's soul is inherited from its parents.
Adjective
traducian (not comparable)
Pertaining to the belief that one's soul is inherited from one's parents.
Source: Wiktionary
Tra*du"cian, n.
Definition: A believer in traducianism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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