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.
TURGIDOUS
Tur"gid*ous, a.
Definition: Turgid. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RELEGATION
(noun) mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position; “he has been relegated to a post in Siberia”
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