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.
VIVE
Etymology
Adjective
vive (comparative more vive, superlative most vive)
(obsolete) lively, animated; forcible
Source: Wiktionary
Vive (vev). Etym: [F., imperative sing. pres. fr. vivre to live, L. vivere.]
Definition: Long live, that is, success to; as, vive le roi, long live the king; vive la bagatelle, success to trifles or sport.
Vive (viv), a. Etym: [L. vivus: cf. F. vif. See Vivid.]
Definition: Lively; animated; forcible. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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