Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: jesuit
IPA transcription: [dʒ'ɛʒuɪt]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Jesuitical, Jesuitic, Jesuit
    Meaning: having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism; "Jesuitical education"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Jesuit
    Meaning: a member of the Jesuit order
Usage examples
  • At present the capital of the Upper Amazon, it began as a simple Mission, founded by the Portuguese Carmelites about 1692, and afterward acquired by the Jesuit missionaries.