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Jesuit
(jez̸h′o̵̅o̅ it; jez′yo̵̅o̅-, jez′o̵̅o̅-)
noun
- a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order for men, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1534
- a crafty schemer; cunning dissembler; casuist: hostile and offensive term, as used by anti-Jesuits
Origin: ModL Jesuita < LL(Ec) Iesus, Jesus + -ita, -ite
Related Forms:
- Jesuitic adjective or Jesuitical
- Jesuitically adverb
See Jesuit in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- Roman Catholic Church A member of the Society of Jesus.
- often jesuit One given to subtle casuistry.
Origin:
Origin: French Jésuite
Origin: , from Jésus, Jesus
Origin: , from Late Latin Iēsus; see Jesus1
.Related Forms:
- Jesˌu·itˈi·cal adjective
- Jesˌu·itˈi·cal·ly adverb
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