jesuit means of, relating to, or characteristic of the Society of Jesus or its members. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 74 out of 100.
jesuit is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛzuɪt/.
Why “jesuit” is a great word
JESUIT — [Noun, Adjective] A member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order; also, a crafty schemer. From New Latin Iēsūīta, from Latin Iēsūs ("Jesus") + -īta (suffix denoting an adherent). First attested in English in the 1540s. Unlike a "priest," a general term for an ordained minister, or an "intriguer," one defined by self-serving plots, "Jesuit" specifies a soldier of a militant intellectual order. It is the scent of old paper in a seminary library, the precise geometry of a missionary’s map, and the quiet, relentless logic of a moral argument—a word where sacred devotion casts a long shadow of worldly suspicion.
adj
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Society of Jesus or its members.
noun
- A member of the Society of Jesus.
- A crafty person; an intriguer.