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.
VOLUNTARINESS
Etymology
Noun
voluntariness (countable and uncountable, plural voluntarinesses)
The condition of being voluntary.
Source: Wiktionary
Vol"un*ta*ri*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being voluntary; spontaneousness; specifically, the quality or state of being free in the exercise of one's will.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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1 February 2025
GRIP
(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
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