| 释义 |
jesu·it
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 |