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.
UNFROCKING
Verb
unfrocking
present participle of unfrock
Source: Wiktionary
UNFROCK
Un*frock", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + frock.]
Definition: To deprive or divest or a frock; specifically, to deprive of priestly character or privilege; as, to unfrock a priest.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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