Ignatian
- noun
- /ɪɡˈneɪʃən/
- Ignatian spirituality
- Ignatian retreats
- Ignatian exercises
Examples
-
Some, such as the Ignatian Exercises and Mussar, have begun to enjoy a recent popular revival.
Academic text (2015) -
For example, those two Ignatian injunctions might be recast in the light of a temporal process of learning.
Academic text (1994) -
In fact, the four hundred and fifty years of the Society's history have been a record of fruitful association with the laity, in which the Ignatian spirit has manifested itself in the Church in many forms, and it continues to do so with vigor today.
Blog text (24) -
I have an interest in monastic spirituality, as experienced by lay people, particularly exploring Ignatian and Benedictine spirituality, and now exploring Franciscan spirituality.
Blog text (12) -
Although Lonergan commented much later on his previous long incomprehension of the concept of "consolation without a previous cause," a fundamental notion in Ignatian spirituality, he did not seem to direct the same strong criticism toward his spiritual formation that he does address to his intellectual training within the Jesuit order.
Academic text (2001) -
Rahner draws on his transcendental analysis to explicate the notion of consolation without a cause in contradistinction to the closely related Ignatian notion of consolation with a cause.
Academic text (2001) -
Even though Lonergan states in 1978 that it was not until 1975-1976 that he began to understand what the words "consolation without previous cause" meant, there is evidence that his appropriation of Ignatian spirituality began to emerge from its initial classicist framing much earlier.
Academic text (2001) -
Many students participate in the Ignatian spirituality program offered by local Jesuit institutions.
-
During the retreat, participants engage in Ignatian practices designed to deepen their faith.
-
She identified as an Ignatian after completing her training with the Jesuit order.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Ignatian = Ignatian (semi-transparent) = Ignatius + an
The noun is a conversion of the adjective 'Ignatian'; the link to Ignatius is clear, but the specific institutional sense is conventional.
Etymology
An Ignatian is a person who follows St. Ignatius or belongs to the Jesuit order. A helpful memory is to link the name to Latin ignis 'fire', as in ignite, so you can imagine a follower with a kind of spiritual 'fire' for service and reflection.