Jesuit Definition

jĕzho͝o-ĭt, jĕzo͝o-, -yo͝o-
noun
A member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order for men, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1534
Webster's New World
One given to subtle casuistry.
American Heritage
A crafty schemer; cunning dissembler.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of this society or its members.
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Jesuit
Plural:
jesuits

Origin of Jesuit

  • French Jésuite from Jésus Jesus from Late Latin Iēsus Jesus1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Jesuit Sentence Examples

  • A former Jesuit monastery is now used for a grammar school and seminary.

  • The legend of an indecent consecration at the Nag's Head tavern in Fleet Street seems first to have been printed by the Jesuit, Christopher Holywood, in 1604; and it has long been abandoned by reputable controversialists.

  • But the most celebrated writer of this period was the Jesuit Francis Faludi, the translator, through the Italian, of William Darrell's works.

  • Influenced by the Jesuit John Ramirez he entered the Society of Jesus in 1564, and after teaching philosophy at Segovia, taught theology at Valladolid, at Alcala, at Salamanca, and at Rome successively.

  • In theology, Suarez attached himself to the doctrine of Luis Molina, the celebrated Jesuit professor of Evora.

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