Jesuit

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English

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Etymology

From New Latin Iēsuīta.

Pronunciation

Noun

Jesuit (plural Jesuits)

  1. (Catholicism) a member of the Society of Jesus
  2. (obsolete) A crafty person; an intriguer.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

Jesuit (not comparable)

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of this society or its members
    Synonyms: jesuitic, Jesuitic, jesuitical, Jesuitical

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jezuˈiːt], [jezuˈʔiːt]
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Noun

Jesuit m (weak, genitive Jesuiten, plural Jesuiten, feminine Jesuitin)

  1. (Christianity) Jesuit

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Jesuit” in Duden online
  • Jesuit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache