Ig‧nat‧i‧us of Loy‧o‧la, St /ɪɡˌneɪʃəs əv lɔɪˈəʊlə/ (
also St Ignatius Loyola)
(1491–1556) a Spanish priest who started the
Jesuit order (=a Roman Catholic group of
missionary priests, which is also called the
Society of Jesus) ⇒
Francis Xavier, St [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲