[ 'dʒɛz(j)ʊɪt ]
■ noun a member of a Roman Catholic order of priests founded by St Ignatius Loyola and others in 1534.
Origin
from Fr. jésuite or mod. L. ~a , from Christian L. Iesus 'Jesus'.
[ 'dʒɛz(j)ʊɪt ]
■ noun a member of a Roman Catholic order of priests founded by St Ignatius Loyola and others in 1534.
Origin
from Fr. jésuite or mod. L. ~a , from Christian L. Iesus 'Jesus'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004