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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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- [jezh-oo-it, jez-oo-, jez-yoo-]
- /ˈdʒɛʒ u ɪt, ˈdʒɛz u-, ˈdʒɛz yu-/
Definitions of jesuits word
- noun jesuits a member of a Roman Catholic religious order (Society of Jesus) founded by Ignatius of Loyola in 1534. 1
- noun jesuits (often lowercase) a crafty, intriguing, or equivocating person: so called in allusion to the methods ascribed to the order by its opponents. 1
- adjective jesuits of or relating to Jesuits or Jesuitism. 1
- noun jesuits plural of Jesuit. 0
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Origin of jesuits
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 Jesuits
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preposition
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determiner
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jesuits 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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