Meaning Of The Word Jesuit

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Jesuit
countable noun: A Jesuit is a Catholic priest who belongs to the Society of Jesus.

Jesuit in American English
a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order for men, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1534
adjective: of or pertaining to Jesuits or Jesuitism
noun: a member of a Roman Catholic religious order (Society of Jesus) founded by Ignatius of Loyola in 1534

Jesuit in British English
noun: 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 heathen

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