Jesuit

Jes·u·it

J0034700 (jĕzh′o͞o-ĭt, jĕz′o͞o-, -yo͞o-)n.1. Roman Catholic Church A member of the Society of Jesus.2. often jesuit One given to subtle casuistry.

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[French Jésuite, from Jésus, Jesus, from Late Latin Iēsus; see Jesus¹.]

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Jes′u·it′i·cal adj.Jes′u·it′i·cal·ly adv.

Jesuit

(ˈdʒɛzjʊɪt) n1. (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a Roman Catholic religious order (the Society of Jesus) founded by Saint Ignatius Loyola in 1534 with the aims of defending the papacy and Catholicism against the Reformation and to undertake missionary work among the heathen2. (sometimes not capital) informal offensive a person given to subtle and equivocating arguments; casuist[C16: from New Latin Jēsuita, from Late Latin Jēsus + -ita -ite¹] ˌJesuˈitic, ˌJesuˈitical adj Jesuˈitically adv

Jes•u•it

(ˈdʒɛʒ u ɪt, -yu ɪt, ˈdʒɛz-)

n. 1. a member of a Roman Catholic religious order for men (Society of Jesus) founded by Ignatius of Loyola in 1534. 2. (often l.c.) a crafty, intriguing, or equivocating person. [1550–60; < New Latin Jēsuita= Latin Jēsu(s) + -ita -ite¹] Jes`u•it′i•cal, adj. Jes`u•it′i•cal•ly, adv. Jes′u•it•ism, Jes′u•it•ry, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Jesuit - 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 scholarshipreligious - 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

Translations

иезуит