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.
VENEFICIOUS
Adjective
veneficious (comparative more veneficious, superlative most veneficious)
(obsolete) Acting by poison; used in poisoning or sorcery.
Source: Wiktionary
Ven`e*fi"cial, Ven`e*fi"cious, a.
Definition: Acting by poison; used in poisoning or in sorcery. [Obs.] "An old veneficious practice." Sir T. Browne.
– Ven`e*fi"cious*ly, adv. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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