Jesuit

(jez̸ho̵̅o̅ it; jezyo̵̅o̅-, jezo̵̅o̅-)

noun

  1. a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order for men, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1534
  2. a crafty schemer; cunning dissembler; casuist: hostile and offensive term, as used by anti-Jesuits

Origin: ModL Jesuita < LL(Ec) Iesus, Jesus + -ita, -ite

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See Jesuit in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Roman Catholic Church A member of the Society of Jesus.
  2. often jesuit One given to subtle casuistry.

Origin:

Origin: French Jésuite

Origin: , from Jésus, Jesus

Origin: , from Late Latin Iēsus; see Jesus1

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Related Forms:

  • Jesˌu·itˈi·cal adjective
  • Jesˌu·itˈi·cal·ly adverb

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