Jesuit Synonyms

jĕzho͝o-ĭt, jĕzo͝o-, -yo͝o-
Having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. jesuitical
  2. jesuitic

Words Related to Jesuit

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. franciscan
  2. dominican
  3. missionary
  4. catholic
  5. carmelite
  6. lutheran
  7. archimandrite
  8. augustinians
  9. columban
  10. seminarian
  11. clergyman

Jesuit Sentence Examples

  • A former Jesuit monastery is now used for a grammar school and seminary.

  • The legend of an indecent consecration at the Nag's Head tavern in Fleet Street seems first to have been printed by the Jesuit, Christopher Holywood, in 1604; and it has long been abandoned by reputable controversialists.

  • But the most celebrated writer of this period was the Jesuit Francis Faludi, the translator, through the Italian, of William Darrell's works.

  • Influenced by the Jesuit John Ramirez he entered the Society of Jesus in 1564, and after teaching philosophy at Segovia, taught theology at Valladolid, at Alcala, at Salamanca, and at Rome successively.

  • In theology, Suarez attached himself to the doctrine of Luis Molina, the celebrated Jesuit professor of Evora.

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