Jesuit
See also: jesuit
English
Etymology
From New Latin Iēsuīta.
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: jĕzʹo͞oĭt, IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛzuɪt/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: jĕzʹ(y)o͞oĭt, IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛz(j)uɪt/, /ˈd͡ʒɛʒuɪt/
Noun
Jesuit (plural Jesuits)
- (Catholicism) a member of the Society of Jesus
- (obsolete) A crafty person; an intriguer.
Derived terms
- bejesuit
- Jesuited
- Jesuitess
- Jesuitic
- Jesuitical
- Jesuitism
- Jesuitocracy
- Jesuitry
- Jesuit's bark
- Jesuits' drops
- Jesuits' nuts
- Jesuits' powder
- Jesuits' tea
Translations
member of the Society of Jesus
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Adjective
Jesuit (not comparable)
- of, relating to, or characteristic of this society or its members
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jezuˈiːt], [jezuˈʔiːt]
Audio (file)
Noun
Jesuit m (weak, genitive Jesuiten, plural Jesuiten)
- (Christianity) Jesuit
Declension
Declension of Jesuit [masculine, weak]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Jesuit | die | Jesuiten |
genitive | eines | des | Jesuiten | der | Jesuiten |
dative | einem | dem | Jesuiten | den | Jesuiten |
accusative | einen | den | Jesuiten | die | Jesuiten |
Derived terms
- jesuitisch
Further reading
- “Jesuit” in Duden online
- “Jesuit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache