Definitions for ignatiusɪgˈneɪ ʃəs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Ig•na•tiusɪgˈneɪ ʃəs(n.)
Saint (Ignatius Theophorus), a .d . c40–107?, bishop of Antioch and Apostolic Father.
Category: Biography
Princeton's WordNet
Ignatius, Saint Ignatius, St. Ignatius(noun)
bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110)
Wiktionary
Ignatius(ProperNoun)
; of mostly Roman Catholic usage in English.
Origin: A saints' name from the gens name Ignatius, Egnatius, of uncertain meaning, by folk etymology associated with Latin ignis.
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