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Definition of the jesuits in English English dictionary
- Society of Jesus, Roman Catholic religious order for men founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1534
- Jesuits
- plural of Jesuit
- jesuits
- (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
- jesuits
- 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
- jesuits
- An order of priests known for their ability to found colleges with good basketball teams
- jesuits
- (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
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dhi cejuîtsPronunciation
/ᴛʜē ˈʤeᴢʜo͞oəts/ /ðiː ˈʤɛʒuːɪts/
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