jesuit

«jesuit» in Mova's school dictionary: a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a Jesuit, Jesuits); adjective (Jesuit)

meaning for a pupil

1) (church) A Jesuit is a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order of priests and brothers founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. tree →

2) (old, insult) In the past, «jesuitical» was used as an unfair insult for someone thought to be sly in argument. tree →

sense in the lessons

Religion and history lessons: Jesuits are known for schools and universities, missions around the world and science. Pope Francis was a Jesuit. Many schools and colleges in the USA, Ireland and Australia are Jesuit schools.

examples

• He goes to a Jesuit school. tree →
• The Jesuits were founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola. tree →
• Jesuit missionaries travelled to China and South America. tree →
• Pope Francis was the first Jesuit pope. tree →
• Jesuit priests often work as teachers. tree →
• Some Jesuits were also scientists and astronomers. tree →

note

Capital letter: Jesuit. Plural: Jesuits. Say «JEZ-yoo-it». The old insult sense is unfair; avoid it.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «jesuit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.