Definition of Jesuits

1. Noun. (plural of Jesuit) ¹

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Definition of Jesuits

1. jesuit [n] - See also: jesuit

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jesuits

jester
jesters
jestest
jesteth
jestful
jestfully
jestfulness
jesting
jestingly
jestings
jestress
jestresses
jests
jesty
jesuit
jesuits (current term)
jet
jet-black
jet-engine
jet-lagged
jet-pack
jet-packs
jet-propelled
jet-propelled plane
jet-setter
jet-setters
jet-setting
jet-ski
jet black
jet bridge

Literary usage of Jesuits

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1909)
"Pombal began by demanding an enquiry into the jesuits' American trade; and Benedict, ... As the jesuits were always suspected of tolerating regicide, ..."

2. The Professionl Training of Secondary Teachers in the United States by George Washington Andrew Luckey (1903)
"Cartwright, WC The jesuits: Their Constitution and Teaching. ... Loyola and the Educational System of the jesuits. On the jesuits. Sat. Rev., 74:174. ..."

3. Curiosities of Literature by Isaac Disraeli (1893)
"So the rude Tartar's holy rite A feeble MORTAL once array'd ; Then trembled in the mortal's sight, And own'd DIVINE the power he MADE.* A SENATE OF jesuits. ..."

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