1
: a member of the Roman Catholic Society of Jesus founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1534 and devoted to missionary and educational work
2
: one given to intrigue or equivocation
jesuitical
adjective
or less commonly jesuitic
often capitalized usually disparaging
jesuitism
noun
or jesuitry
often capitalized usually disparaging Articles Related to Jesuit
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“Jesuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jesuit. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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