IGNATIUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110)

Synonyms:

Ignatius; Saint Ignatius; St. Ignatius

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)

Credits