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- proper noun A male
given name , notably of a 16th century Italian saint.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Aloysius carries the full weight of the sick man¹s body and the head of the sick man rests in the crook of Aloysius¹ neck.
June 21, St. Aloysius (Louis) Gonzaga Terry Nelson 2006
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Sister Aloysius is cranky and vicious in her quest to out Father Flynn, which is completely unfounded except for her belief that he has done wrong.
Doubt *spoilers* zombietron 2009
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Sister Aloysius is the principal, and she seems like someone who has no doubts at all.
My review of Globe Theatre’s production of Doubt, A Parable ewillett 2009
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Sister Aloysius is cranky and vicious in her quest to out Father Flynn, which is completely unfounded except for her belief that he has done wrong.
Archive 2009-01-01 zombietron 2009
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Sister Aloysius is convinced that Flynn has sexual designs on the boy.
My review of Globe Theatre’s production of Doubt, A Parable ewillett 2009
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You may bring back the name Aloysius~It’s a perfectly wonderful rhyming name. gail At first I though Al was emerging from the snow!
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"Then you shall be the first coachman called Aloysius," she replied.
Soul Learner_Tobsha 2006
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Jonathan won his own four-year mandate in elections last month, and took the oath of office Sunday from Nigerian Chief Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu.
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Jonathan won his own four-year mandate in elections last month, and took the oath of office Sunday from Nigerian Chief Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu.
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The story of Arthur Leon Aloysius Hodapp comes partly from a soldier held in the same camp, who described the pasty cattle feed given to prisoners, the agonizing dysentery and the "give-up-itis" to which some men succumbed.
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