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.
UNREGENERATE
unreformable, unregenerate
(adjective) unrepentant and incapable of being reformed; āan unregenerate criminalā
unregenerate, unregenerated
(adjective) not reformed morally or spiritually; āunregenerate human natureā; āunregenerate conservatismā
stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate
(adjective) tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unregenerate (comparative more unregenerate, superlative most unregenerate)
which cannot be transformed in mind and spirit
stubborn
Source: Wiktionary
Un`re*gen"er*ate, Un`re*gen"er*a`ted, a.
Definition: Not regenerated; not renewed in heart; remaining or being at enmity with God.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; āhe commented with typical pungencyā; āthe bite of satireā
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