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Jesuit Definition

Jesu·it (jez̸h′o̵̅o̅ it; jez′yo̵̅o̅-, jez′o̵̅o̅-)

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

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

Jesuit Related Forms
Jes′u·it′ic adjective or Jes′u·it′i·cal Jes′u·it′i·cally adverb

Browse dictionary entries near Jesuit

  1. ‹ Jesu
  2. ‹ jesting
  3. ‹ jester
  4. ‹ jest
  5. ‹ Jessie
  6. ‹ Jessica
  7. ‹ Jesselton
  8. ‹ Jesse
  9. ‹ Jessamine
  10. ‹ jess
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