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.
UNCURSE
Etymology
Verb
uncurse (third-person singular simple present uncurses, present participle uncursing, simple past and past participle uncursed)
(transitive) To remove a curse from.
Anagrams
• sun cure, uncures
Source: Wiktionary
Un*curse", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + curse.]
Definition: To free from a curse or an execration. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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