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.
WEATHERBOUND
Weath"er-bound`, a.
Definition: Kept in port or at anchor by storms; delayed by bad weather; as, a weather-bound vessel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONSCIENTIOUS
(adjective) guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong; “a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice”
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