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.
VIVIFIC
Etymology
Adjective
vivific (comparative more vivific, superlative most vivific)
Giving life; reviving; enlivening.
Source: Wiktionary
Vi*vif"ic, Vi*vif"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. vivificus: cf. F. vivifique. See Vivify.]
Definition: Giving life; reviving; enlivening. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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