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Jesuit

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Jes·u·it  (jzh-t, jz-, -y-)
n.
1. Roman Catholic Church A member of the Society of Jesus.
2. often jesuit One given to subtle casuistry.
[French Jésuite, from Jésus, Jesus, from Late Latin Isus; see Jesus1.]
Jesu·iti·cal adj.
Jesu·iti·cal·ly adv.
Jesuit [jezz-yew-it]
Noun
a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order [New Latin Jesuita]
Jesuitical adj
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Noun1.JesuitJesuit - a member of the Jesuit order
Jesuit order, Society of Jesus - 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
religious - a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
Adj.1.Jesuit - having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism; "Jesuitical education"
Jesuitic, Jesuitical
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repeated the curate, who, about as strong as D'Artagnan with respect to Latin, carefully watched the Jesuit in order to keep step with him, and repeated his words like an echo.
The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
The only well-dressed Portuguese in the camp are the half a dozen well-to-do families, the Jesuit priests, and the soldiers of the little garrison.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
He noticed that, whereas the Protestant church was nearly empty and the congregation had a listless air, the Jesuit on the other hand was crowded and the worshippers seemed to pray with all their hearts.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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