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Jesuit
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Jesuit
(noun)
Jesuit
/
ˈ
ʤɛzuwət/
Brit
/
ˈ
ʤɛzjuət/
noun
plural
Jesuits
Jesuit
/
ˈ
ʤɛzuwət/
Brit
/
ˈ
ʤɛzjuət/
noun
plural
Jesuits
Britannica Dictionary definition of JESUIT
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a man who is a member of a religious group called the Roman Catholic Society of Jesus
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