Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
LO
Etymology 1
Interjection
lo
(archaic) look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).
Synonyms
• See lo
Etymology 2
Adjective
lo (not comparable)
Informal spelling of low.
Etymology 3
Contraction
lo
(colloquial) hello ('lo; see hallo)
Anagrams
• -ol, OL, Ol., ol, ol'
Proper noun
Lo
An abbreviated form of surnames beginning with "Lo-".
Anagrams
• -ol, OL, Ol., ol, ol'
Noun
LO (plural LOs)
(electronics) Initialism of local oscillator.
Proper noun
LO
Initialism of London Overground.
Anagrams
• -ol, OL, Ol., ol, ol'
Source: Wiktionary
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