JESUIT


Meaning of JESUIT in English

I. ˈjezh]əwə̇t also -ez] or ]wə̇t; usu -ə̇d.+V\ noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: New Latin Jesuita, from Late Latin Jesus + Latin -ita -ite

1. : a member of a religious society for men founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1534

2. : one given to intrigue or equivocation : a crafty person : casuist

one fourth of all power is in these ignorant masses, and they are in the hands of the political Jesuits of the South — No. American Review

II. adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

: of or relating to the Jesuits or Jesuitism

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