Loyola

[ loi-oh-luh ]

/ lɔɪˈoʊ lə /

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noun

Saint Ignatius of Iñigo López de Loyola, 1491–1556, Spanish soldier and ecclesiastic: founder of the Society of Jesus.

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How to use Loyola in a sentence

The Illini and Ramblers haven’t played since 2011, with Loyola last beating Illinois in 1986.
2021 NCAA tournament cheat sheet: Bracket tips, upsets picks and more|Matt Bonesteel|March 18, 2021|Washington Post
Illinois is going into the tournament as the hottest team in the nation but could face tough tests in Loyola of Chicago and Houston.
Peculiar Picks For A Mad March|Sarah Shachat|March 16, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
In the weeks following the 2018 Final Four, Loyola signed a transfer, Tate Hall, who would become its second-leading scorer this season.
Remember Loyola? This Team Is Even Better Than The One That Made The Final Four.|Jake Lourim|February 10, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Of course, both Loyola and Drake will have chances to make a case on the court this weekend.
Remember Loyola? This Team Is Even Better Than The One That Made The Final Four.|Jake Lourim|February 10, 2021|FiveThirtyEight

Three years later, Loyola should be back in the tournament, but this time it won’t be as a Cinderella.
Remember Loyola? This Team Is Even Better Than The One That Made The Final Four.|Jake Lourim|February 10, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Lawrence, 43, entered the filmmaking world while attending film school at Loyola Marymount University.
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On Friday, Hoffman's family and friends will gather again, for his funeral at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola.
A Sax Player, Then a Suspect After Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Final Act|Michael Daly|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By this date, the Jesuits (“the Company of Loyola”) had grown accustomed to such venomous denunciations.
Thank God Pope Francis Is a Jesuit|Jonathan Wright|March 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If “any congregation of men could merit eternal perdition on earth and in hell,” it is the “Company of Loyola.”
Thank God Pope Francis Is a Jesuit|Jonathan Wright|March 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
So I think that it is something that would make Saint Ignatius Loyola very happy.
A Prominent Jesuit Talks About the Order’s First Pope|Abby Haglage|March 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The chief interest about it to us was that here St. Ignatius de Loyola made his first profession.
Journal in France in 1845 and 1848 with Letters from Italy in 1847|T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
That time of danger produced the exalted zeal of Xavier and the intense, thoughtful, organizing zeal of Loyola.
A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I|Francis Parkman
Admiring his courage, the French tenderly carried him to Loyola, where for some time his life was despaired of.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell
The noble follower of St. Loyola might reasonably find fault with the above, as a citation of his words.
Hubert's Wife|Minnie Mary Lee
Was Loyola a gentleman whose assertions carried conviction other than to the stake?
The Soul of the Far East|Percival Lowell

British Dictionary definitions for Loyola

Loyola

/ (lɔɪˈəʊlə) /

noun

See Ignatius Loyola

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