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Synonyms jesuitic, jesuitical
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Type of religious
Derivation jesuitic, jesuitical

Examples of jesuit

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Jesuit and Sheldon met for the Northern California Division I title last season.
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Jesuit set the tone early, jumping out to a 17-4 lead late in the first quarter.
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Jesuit won the D-II section title in 2006, the league's first year of existence.
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Jesuit seeks its fifth Sac-Joaquin Section championship under Potulny since 1994.
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Jesuit priests began sending accounts of Chinese culture and gardens to Europe.
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Jesuit priests often acted as confessors to kings during the Early Modern Period.
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Jesuit finished third in its league behind Christian Brothers and Mother Lode.
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Jesuit retreat centers say they're having to put guests into spillover motel rooms.
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Jesuit High School announced Thursday that it has chosen its next president.
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More examples
  • Jesuitical: having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism; "Jesuitical education"
  • A member of the Jesuit order
  • The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu, S.J. and S.I. or SJ, SI) is a religious order of men called Jesuits, who follow the teachings of the Catholic Church. ...
  • A member of the Society of Jesus; of, relating to, or characteristic of this society or its members
  • (Jesuits) The Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic teaching order founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1534. ...
  • (47. Jesuits) society started by Ignatius - started Catholic schools all over the world
  • (JESUITS) An order of priests known for their ability to find colleges with good basketball teams.
  • (Jesuits) A new religious order founded during the Catholic Reformation; active in politics, education, and missionary work; sponsored missions to South America, North American and Asia. (p. 526)
  • A religious order in the Catholic Church, known for their open-mindedness and high regard for education