Society of Jesus

Speech parts

1. Society of Jesus - Noun

2. Society of Jesus - Proper noun

Meaning

a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and to do missionary work among the heathen; it is strongly committed to education and scholarship

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Jesuit order Company of Jesus society of jesus congregation of the society jesuits come congregation of jesus jesuit community jesuit congregation jesuit fraternity jesuit institute jesuit society jesuit society of jesus order of jesus religious society of jesus society of jesus christ
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Hypernyms

order monastic order

Examples

After the expulsion of the Society of Jesus in 1768, the management of the Jesuit schools passed to other parties. Source: Internet

Gianlorenzo Bernini: a bust of Pope Gregory XV He was educated at the Roman College run by the Society of Jesus in Rome and he then went to the University of Bologna to get degrees in canon and Roman law which he received on June 4, 1575. Source: Internet

Francisco Javier Clavijero was expelled from New Spain during the Suppression of the Society of Jesus in 1767. Source: Internet

He initially studied at Verucchio but later received his education from the Society of Jesus at Rimini from 1717. Source: Internet

In 1556, St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus — the Jesuit order of Catholic priests and brothers — died in Rome. Source: Internet

He immediately wrote to the Society of Jesus requesting a six-month Catholic retreat; when the request was denied, Wilde wept. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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