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- [jezh-oo-it, jez-oo-, jez-yoo-]
- /ˈdʒɛʒ u ɪt, ˈdʒɛz u-, ˈdʒɛz yu-/
- /ˈdʒez.juː.ɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jezh-oo-it, jez-oo-, jez-yoo-]
- /ˈdʒɛʒ u ɪt, ˈdʒɛz u-, ˈdʒɛz yu-/
Definitions of jesuit word
- noun jesuit a member of a Roman Catholic religious order (Society of Jesus) founded by Ignatius of Loyola in 1534. 1
- noun jesuit (often lowercase) a crafty, intriguing, or equivocating person: so called in allusion to the methods ascribed to the order by its opponents. 1
- adjective jesuit of or relating to Jesuits or Jesuitism. 1
- noun jesuit member of Catholic order 1
- countable noun jesuit A Jesuit is a Catholic priest who belongs to the Society of Jesus. 0
- noun jesuit 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 0
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Origin of jesuit
First appearance:
before 1550 One of the 31% oldest English words
1550-60; < New Latin Jēsuita, equivalent to Latin Jēsu(s) + -ita -ite1
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Parts of speech for Jesuit
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jesuit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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