{i} member of a Roman Catholic religious order called the Society of Jesus that was founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1534; cunning person, deceptive person
A Jesuit is a Catholic priest who belongs to the Society of Jesus. a man who is a member of the Roman Catholic Society of Jesus (Jesuita, from Jesus). Member of the Roman Catholic order of religious men called the Society of Jesus. First organized by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 at the University of Paris, the order was approved by Pope Paul III in 1540. It discontinued many practices of medieval religious life, such as obligatory penances and fasts and a common uniform, and instead focused on military-style mobility and adaptability. Its organization was characterized by centralized authority, probation lasting many years before final vows, and special obedience to the pope. The Jesuits served as a preaching, teaching, and missionary society, actively promoting the Counter-Reformation, and by the time of Ignatius's death in 1556 their efforts were already worldwide. The success of their enterprise and their championship of the pope earned them much hostility from both religious and political foes. Under pressure from France, Spain, and Portugal, Pope Clement XIV abolished the order in 1773, but it was restored by Pius VII in 1814. The Jesuits have since become the largest male religious order
Canadian dispute between Protestants and Roman Catholics after reestablishment of the Jesuit order. After the pope suppressed the Jesuits in 1773, their landholdings in Canada were transferred to the British government. The pope restored the order in 1814, and some Jesuits returned to Canada in 1842. Restitution for their land was discussed, and the Jesuits' Estates Act (1888) gave $400,000 in compensation
a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and to do missionary work among the heathen
(English) An order of Catholic priests; Jesuits were leaders in founding schools in Spanish America, educating both Amerindians and the Creole and Spanish elite They first arrived in Perú in 1568, and in New Spain in 1572 See also regular orders
The popular name for the monastic order called the Society of Jesus The order was founded by Ignatius de Loyola in 1534, and was recognized by the pope in 1540 The mission of the Jesuits was in three areas: teaching, service to the nobility, and missionary work in foreign lands Their greatest mark was made in education, and the Collegio Romano was their primary seminary
(Society of Jesus) - fanatical order of Catholicism established between 1534-1539, by Ignatius de Loyola, for the sole purpose of reintroducing papal authority to the wayward nations of Protestantism