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English noun: Society of Jesus

1. Society of Jesus (group) 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


SynonymsJesuit order


Broader (hypernym)monastic order, order


Member holonymJesuit









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