Jesuit
/ˈd͡ʒɛz(j)uɪt/US/ˈd͡ʒɛzuɪt/
Jesuit noun: a member of the Society of Jesus.
Noun
Jesuit (plural Jesuits)
- A member of the Society of Jesus.
- Synonyms:
- Ignatian, Ignatianist
- A crafty person; an intriguer.
Adjective
Jesuit (not comparable)
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Society of Jesus or its members.
- Synonyms:
- jesuitic, jesuitical
Jesuit meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Arabic
Jesuit in Tamil
- இயேசு அவையினர்
Jesuit in Urdu
- member of the Society of Jesus
- یسوعی yasū'ī
Jesuit in Malayalam
- member of the Society of Jesus
- ജസൂട്ട് jasūṭṭŭ
Jesuit in Arabic
- member of the Society of Jesus
- يَسُوعِيّ yasūʕiyy, يَسُوعِيَّة yasūʕiyya
More languagesFewer languages
- Jesuit in Persian
- یسوعی yasu'i
- Jesuit in Thai
- เยสุอิต
- Jesuit in Vietnamese
- thầy tu dòng Tên
Synonyms of Jesuit
Forms of Jesuit
| plural | Jesuits |
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Origin of Jesuit
Learned borrowing from New Latin Iēsūīta, from Latin Iēsūs + -īta.
Words formed from Jesuit
Phrases with Jesuit
Questions about Jesuit
- What does Jesuit mean?
- Jesuit means a member of the Society of Jesus.
- What is Jesuit in Tamil?
- Jesuit in Tamil is இயேசு அவையினர். See Jesuit meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Jesuit?
- Jesuit can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Jesuit?
- Jesuit is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛzuɪt/ (US).
- What is the plural of Jesuit?
- The plural of Jesuit is Jesuits.
Words near Jesuit in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Jesuit (page history and authors); jesuit (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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