Jesuit


Definition: Meaning of, Jesuit in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈdʒɛz(j)ʊɪt /

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Jesuit Jesuits
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  1. a man who is a member of the Roman Catholic Society of Jesus
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Jesuit used in phrases

  • Jesuit order (noun)
    1. a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and to do missionary work among the heathen; it is strongly committed to education and scholarship
  • Jesuit's bark (noun)
    1. medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine
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