Ignatius

American

[ig-ney-shuhs] / ɪgˈneɪ ʃəs /

noun

Saint Ignatius Theophorus, a.d. c40–107?, bishop of Antioch and Apostolic Father.
Saint Nicetas, a.d. 799?–878, patriarch of Constantinople 846–858, 867–878.

Ignatius British

/ ɪɡˈneɪʃɪəs /

noun

Saint, surnamed Theophorus. died ?110 _ad , bishop of Antioch. His seven letters, written on his way to his martyrdom in Rome, give valuable insight into the early Christian Church. Feast day: Oct 17 or Dec 17 or 20

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The waiting list for subsidized child care slots is still so long that some parents have taken to calling it the “no hope list,” said Ignatius.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2025

"The Russians were here for their own benefits and goals," Ignatius Aphrem II tells the BBC.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

“He has to appreciate she is charismatic and charming on television in a way he fancies that he is,” Washington Post columnist David Ignatius commented Monday morning on MSNBC.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2024

Austin and his wife, Laura Storm, purchased the derelict, roughly 130-year-old St. Ignatius Hospital in Colfax, Whitman County, in 2021.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2024

“I’m sorry to hear that,” Mr. Gonzalez said and put the coat into an old metal locker in which Ignatius saw a bag like the two beside the old woman’s desk.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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