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jesuit

/ˈd͡ʒɛzuɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
je-suit
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒɛzuɪt/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Society of Jesus.

noun

A crafty person; an intriguer.

Obsolete

adj

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Society of Jesus or its members.

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ (hoshéa, hōšḗaʿ)der.? Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (y'hoshúa, yĕhōšúaʿ) Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yeshúa, yēšū́aʿ)bor. Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs)bor. Latin Iēsūs Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Latin -ītus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -īta New Latin Iēsūītalbor. English Jesuit Learned borrowing from New Latin Iēsūīta, from Latin Iēsūs + -īta.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈd͡ʒɛzuɪt/
  • British English: /ˈd͡ʒɛz(j)uɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Jesuits (plural)

Derived Forms

bejesuit Jesuited Jesuitess Jesuitic Jesuitical Jesuitise Jesuitism Jesuitize Jesuitocracy Jesuitry

Phrases

box the Jesuit Jesuit's bark Jesuits' drops Jesuits' nuts Jesuits' powder Jesuits' tea

Synonyms

Ignatian Ignatianist jesuitic jesuitical

Questions

How do you pronounce jesuit?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɛzuɪt/.
What does jesuit mean?
A member of the Society of Jesus.
Where does jesuit come from?
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ (hoshéa, hōšḗaʿ)der.? Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (y'hoshúa, yĕhōšúaʿ) Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yeshúa, yēšū́aʿ)bor. Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs)bor. Latin Iēsūs Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Latin -ītus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -īta New Latin Iēsūītalbor. English Jesuit Learned borrowing from New Latin Iēsūīta, from Latin Iēsūs + -īta.

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