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.
VIGOUR
energy, muscularity, vigor, vigour, vim
(noun) an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); “his writing conveys great energy”; “a remarkable muscularity of style”
vigor, vigour, dynamism, heartiness
(noun) active strength of body or mind
energy, vigor, vigour, zip
(noun) forceful exertion; “he plays tennis with great energy”; “he’s full of zip”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vigour (countable and uncountable, plural vigours)
Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; energy.
(biology) Strength or force in animal or vegetable nature or action.
Strength; efficacy; potency.
Usage notes
Vigour and its derivatives commonly imply active strength, or the power of action and exertion, in distinction from passive strength, or strength to endure.
Source: Wiktionary
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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