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Jesuit

je·suit

UK/ˈd͡ʒɛz(j)uɪt/ US/ˈd͡ʒɛzuɪt/ uncommon obsolete
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

a member of the Jesuit order

adjective

1.

having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism

  • “Jesuitical education”
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  • box the Jesuit
  • Jesuit's bark
  • Jesuits' drops
  • Jesuits' nuts
  • Jesuits' powder
  • Jesuits' tea

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