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LOYOLA
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• LOYOLA (noun)
The noun LOYOLA has 1 sense:
1. Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the Society of Jesus; a leading opponent of the Reformation (1491-1556)
Familiarity information: LOYOLA used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the Society of Jesus; a leading opponent of the Reformation (1491-1556)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Ignatius of Loyola; Loyola; Saint Ignatius of Loyola; St. Ignatius of Loyola
Instance hypernyms:
saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
theologian; theologiser; theologist; theologizer (someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology)
Domain category:
Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)
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