New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Jesuit — The Society of Jesus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Society of Jesus (Company of Jesus, Jesuits) See also DISTINGUISHED JESU … Catholic encyclopedia
Jesuit — Jes u*it, n. [F. J[ e]suite, Sp. Jesuita: cf. It. Gesuita.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) One of a religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola, and approved in 1540, under the title of The Society of Jesus. [1913 Webster] Note: The order consists of Scholastics … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jesuit — 1540s, from Mod.L. Jesuita, member of the Society of Jesus, founded 1533 by Ignatius Loyola to combat Protestantism. Their enemies (in both Catholic and Protestant lands) accused them of belief that ends justify means, hence the sense a… … Etymology dictionary
Jesuit — ► NOUN ▪ a member of the society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order of priests founded by St Ignatius Loyola and others in 1534 … English terms dictionary
Jesuit — [jezh′o͞o it; jez′yo͞oit, jez′o͞oit] n. [ModL Jesuita < LL(Ec) Iesus,JESUS2 + ita, ITE1] 1. a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order for men, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1534 2. [j ] a crafty schemer; cunning… … English World dictionary
Jesuit — 1. An einem Jesuiten bricht man kein Gesetz und an einem Fuchse keine Wildbahn. – Opel, 384. 2. An Jesuiten ist nichts zu bessern. »Sie müssen sein, wie sie sind, oder gar nicht sein, erklärte ihr Ordensgeneral Ricci dem Papste Ganganelli.«… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
Jesuit — 1. En jesuit er et medlem af jesuitterordenen. 2. En jesuit er en person der hylder princippet, at hensigten helliger midlet. 3. Snu og bedragerisk person … Danske encyklopædi
Jesuit — UK [ˈdʒezjuɪt] / US [ˈdʒezuɪt] / US [ˈdʒeʒuɪt] noun [countable] Word forms Jesuit : singular Jesuit plural Jesuits a priest who belongs to a Christian religious organization called the Society of Jesus that was started in 1534 … English dictionary
Jesuit — Il Gesù in Rom, Mutterkirche des Jesuitenordens Die Gesellschaft Jesu (Societas Jesu, SJ) ist eine katholische Ordensgemeinschaft, deren Mitglieder als Jesuiten bezeichnet werden. Die Gesellschaft Jesu wurde am 15. August 1534 von einem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Jesuit — noun Jesuit is used before these nouns: ↑priest … Collocations dictionary
Jesuit — [[t]ʤe̱zjuɪt, AM ʤe̱ʒuɪt[/t]] Jesuits N COUNT A Jesuit is a Catholic priest who belongs to the Society of Jesus … English dictionary
