Aloysius

[ al-oh-ish-uhs ]

/ ˌæl oʊˈɪʃ əs /

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noun

a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “famous warrior.”

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How to use Aloysius in a sentence

The police on the scene were in for more than one surprise at the St. Aloysius rectory.
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There are dinner scenes where the nuns, dominated by Sister Aloysius, drink their milk and eat in silence.
We Miserable Catholics|Frank McCourt|December 19, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Sister Aloysius accuses him of seducing Donald but does she even know what seduction means?
We Miserable Catholics|Frank McCourt|December 19, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Will Sister Aloysius ever allow herself to be caught up in the winds of change?
We Miserable Catholics|Frank McCourt|December 19, 2008|DAILY BEAST

Brother Aloysius caught hold of Michael's arm and spoke through clenched teeth.
Sinister Street, vol. 1|Compton Mackenzie
Nothing in his present phase had yet moved him so actually as his brief encounter with Brother Aloysius.
Sinister Street, vol. 1|Compton Mackenzie
St. Aloysius college, under the care of the Jesuits, is an academical institution of some celebrity.
The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852|Ben Casseday
There was here nothing to support the diabolic legend with which under the suggestion of Brother Aloysius he had endowed it.
Sinister Street, vol. 2|Compton Mackenzie
He remembered to this day the gleam in Brother Aloysius' blue eyes when he was gathering the blackberries by that hazel-coppice.
Sinister Street, vol. 2|Compton Mackenzie

British Dictionary definitions for Aloysius

Aloysius

/ (ˌæləʊˈɪʃəs) /

noun

Saint. full name Aloysius Luigi Gonzaga . 1568–91, Italian Jesuit who died nursing plague victims; the patron saint of youth. Feast day: June 21

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