Definition for Jesuit

Jesuit, proper n. [L. Jēsūīta, little Jesus; see Jesus, proper n.]

Member of the “Society of Jesus”; monk of the order that Ignatius Loyola founded in 1533; Roman Catholic priest that espouses strict obedience to the Pope; one who has received elite intellectual and spiritual training; [personification] oriole; yellow bird; [fig.] zealot; pretender; deceiver; cunning one; shrewd creature.

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