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  • Bishop of Antioch noted especially for his epistles. He was martyred during the reign of the Roman emperor Trajan.

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  • proper noun A male given name; of mostly Roman Catholic usage in English.

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  • noun bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110)

Etymologies

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A saints' name from the Latin gens name Ignatius, Egnatius, of uncertain meaning, by folk etymology associated with Latin ignis ("fire").

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Examples

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  • Hmm, now I'm not sure if Ignatius is even his last name anymore ... ..

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