Meanings
adjectiveJesuit (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, relating to, or characteristic of the Society of Jesus or its members.
Synonyms: jesuitic, Jesuitic, jesuitical, Jesuitical
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA member of the Society of Jesus.
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adjectiveOf, relating to, or characteristic of the Society of Jesus or its members.
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adjectivehaving qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism
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Origin
- Biblical Hebrewהוֹשֵׁעַ (hoshéa, hōšḗaʿ)der.?
- Biblical Hebrewיְהוֹשֻׁעַ (y'hoshúa, yĕhōšúaʿ)
- Hebrewיֵשׁוּעַ (yeshúa, yēšū́aʿ)
- Ancient GreekἸησοῦς (Iēsoûs)
- LatinIēsūs
- New LatinIēsūīta
- EnglishJesuit
Learned borrowing from New Latin Iēsūīta, from Latin Iēsūs + -īta.
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Arabic يَسُوعِيّ, يَسُوعِيَّة
- يَسُوعِيّ (yasūʕiyy)member of the Society of Jesus
- يَسُوعِيَّة (yasūʕiyya)member of the Society of Jesus
Bulgarian йезуи́т, йезуи́тка
- йезуи́т (jezuít)member of the Society of Jesus
- йезуи́тка (jezuítka)member of the Society of Jesus
Catalan jesuïta
- jesuïtamember of the Society of Jesus
Chinese Mandarin 耶穌會士 /耶稣会士
- 耶穌會士 /耶稣会士 (Yēsū huìshì)member of the Society of Jesus
Czech jezuita
- jezuitamember of the Society of Jesus
Danish jesuit
- jesuitmember of the Society of Jesus
Dutch jezuïet
- jezuïetmember of the Society of Jesus
Estonian jesuiit
- jesuiitmember of the Society of Jesus
Finnish jesuiitta
- jesuiittamember of the Society of Jesus
French jésuite
- jésuitemember of the Society of Jesus
German Jesuit
- Jesuitmember of the Society of Jesus
Greek ιησουίτης
- ιησουίτης (iisouítis)member of the Society of Jesus
Hungarian jezsuita
- jezsuitamember of the Society of Jesus
Icelandic jesúíti
- jesúítimember of the Society of Jesus
Irish Íosánach
- Íosánachmember of the Society of Jesus
Italian gesuita
- gesuitamember of the Society of Jesus
Japanese イエズス会士, ジェスイット
- イエズス会士 (Iezusu kaishi)member of the Society of Jesus
- ジェスイット (jesuitto)member of the Society of Jesus
Korean 예수회 사람, 제수이트
- 예수회 사람 (yesuhoe saram)member of the Society of Jesus
- 제수이트 (jesu'iteu)member of the Society of Jesus
Latin Iēsuīta
- Iēsuītamember of the Society of Jesus
Latvian jezuīts
- jezuītsmember of the Society of Jesus
Lithuanian jėzuitas
- jėzuitasmember of the Society of Jesus
Norwegian Bokmål jesuitt
- jesuittmember of the Society of Jesus
Persian یسوعی
- یسوعی (yasu'i)member of the Society of Jesus
Polish jezuita, jezuitka
- jezuitamember of the Society of Jesus
- jezuitkamember of the Society of Jesus
Portuguese jesuíta
- jesuítamember of the Society of Jesus
Romanian iezuit, iezuită
- iezuitmember of the Society of Jesus
- iezuitămember of the Society of Jesus
Russian иезуи́т, иезуи́тка
- иезуи́т (ijezuít)member of the Society of Jesus
- иезуи́тка (ijezuítka)member of the Society of Jesus
Slovak jezuita
- jezuitamember of the Society of Jesus
Spanish jesuita
- jesuitamember of the Society of Jesus
Swedish jesuit
- jesuitmember of the Society of Jesus
Thai เยสุอิต
- เยสุอิตmember of the Society of Jesus
Turkish cizvit
- cizvitmember of the Society of Jesus
Ukrainian єзуї́т, єзуї́тка
- єзуї́т (jezujít)member of the Society of Jesus
- єзуї́тка (jezujítka)member of the Society of Jesus
Urdu یسوعی
- یسوعی (yasū'ī)member of the Society of Jesus
Vietnamese thầy tu dòng Tên
- thầy tu dòng Tênmember of the Society of Jesus
Welsh iesüwr
- iesüwrmember of the Society of Jesus
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Cite this entry
APA
Jesuit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesuit
MLA
“Jesuit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesuit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jesuit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesuit.
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