Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be āsatanic.ā However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
COLOMBO
Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka
(noun) the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Co*lom"bo, n. (Med.)
Definition: See Calumba.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACRIMONIOUS
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