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IGNATIUS
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• IGNATIUS (noun)
The noun IGNATIUS has 1 sense:
1. bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110)
Familiarity information: IGNATIUS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Ignatius; Saint Ignatius; St. Ignatius
Instance hypernyms:
bishop (a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ)
saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
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