1. Society of Jesus - Noun
2. Society of Jesus - Proper noun
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: WordNetAfter 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