Ignatian
adjective, noun
Ignatian is spelled I-G-N-A-T-I-A-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Ignatian means “Of or relating to Saint Ignatius of Loyola, a 16th century Spanish knight who founded the Jesuits” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Ignatian?
| Letters | 8: I-G-N-A-T-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Ignatian?
Ignatian appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of Ignatian
- Ignatians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Ignatian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to Saint Ignatius of Loyola, a 16th century Spanish knight who founded the Jesuits.
noun
- 1
A Jesuit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ignatian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of Saint Ignatius of Loyola:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.