Ignatius

[ ig-ney-shuhs ]

/ ɪgˈneɪ ʃəs /

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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.

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How to use Ignatius in a sentence

“The CIA exists to break codes,” Ignatius said, and nobody knows how much damage Snowden has done in that area.
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On Friday, Hoffman's family and friends will gather again, for his funeral at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola.
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While U.S. officials confirm the details revealed by Ignatius, the Turkish government has denied them.
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Ignatius is clever and intuitive, but also careless and cruel.
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So I think that it is something that would make Saint Ignatius Loyola very happy.
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When we visited St. Ignatius's he had only been there a few weeks, and since then he has gone to some place near London.
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Taking all into account, a great educational work is being carried on in the district of St. Ignatius.
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What you know certainly of Ignatius and those that are with him signify to us.
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St. Ignatius had a strange command over the devils, who abhorred and persecuted him as their great enemy.
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In St. Ignatius' life-time the arch-fiend seems to have had considerable power.
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British Dictionary definitions for Ignatius

Ignatius

/ (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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