How do you use Jesuit in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like religious, plus the exact meaning.
Jesuit meaning
- A member of the Society of Jesus.
- A crafty person; an intriguer.
Synonyms of Jesuit
Using Jesuit
- The main meaning on this page is: A member of the Society of Jesus. | A crafty person; an intriguer.
- Useful related words include: religious, jesuitical, jesuitic, christian theology.
- In the example corpus, jesuit often appears in combinations such as: the jesuit, jesuit priest, jesuit order.
Context around Jesuit
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Jesuit
- In this selection, "jesuit" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, german, lengthy, young, priest, order and formation stand out and add context to how "jesuit" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a german jesuit priest rev and a german jesuit priest the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "jesuit" sits close to words such as acidic, attributable and backstop, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with jesuit
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, each sound must contribute to the common design,” said the Argentine Jesuit. (13 words)
Entrance to the oratory is from Archbishop Street to the side of the Jesuit church. (15 words)
Jesuit advanced to the championship game with a 39-17 semifinal win over Houston St. Thomas. (16 words)
Because Ong had entered the Jesuit order in 1935, he devoted the subsequent years of his young life to his lengthy Jesuit formation - finally being ordained a Jesuit priest in 1946 - the year in which Ong turn thirty-four. (39 words)
Francis told the bishops how as a young Jesuit in Argentina, he had longed to be a missionary in Japan, following in the footsteps of St. Francis Xavier, the Jesuit who first brought Christianity to the archipelago in 1549. (39 words)
Meanwhile, the number of Jesuit institutions has grown considerably, due in large part to a late 20th-century focus on the establishment of Jesuit secondary schools in inner-city areas and an increase in lay association with the order. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Because Ong had entered the Jesuit order in 1935, he devoted the subsequent years of his young life to his lengthy Jesuit formation - finally being ordained a Jesuit priest in 1946 - the year in which Ong turn thirty-four.
According to the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, one out of 10 members of Congress graduated from a Jesuit institution, including 12 Senators and 43 members of the House of Representatives.
Francis told the bishops how as a young Jesuit in Argentina, he had longed to be a missionary in Japan, following in the footsteps of St. Francis Xavier, the Jesuit who first brought Christianity to the archipelago in 1549.
Meanwhile, the number of Jesuit institutions has grown considerably, due in large part to a late 20th-century focus on the establishment of Jesuit secondary schools in inner-city areas and an increase in lay association with the order.
Mistaking Candide for a Jesuit by his robes, the Oreillons prepare to cook Candide and Cacambo; however, Cacambo convinces the Oreillons that Candide killed a Jesuit to procure the robe.
The Jesuit vow against "ambitioning prelacies" was a deliberate effort to prevent greed for money or power from invading Jesuit circles.
Addressed to Pius’s secretary, the Rev. Robert Leiber, the letter was written by a German Jesuit priest, the Rev. Lothar Koenig, who was a member of a German resistance movement.
After encountering Jesuit priests in her village, she converted to Catholicism at 19. Her relatives and the village attempted to punish her for her beliefs.
Another arrest warrant has been out for him since 2022 for his alleged involvement in the 1989 murder of six Catholic priests and two female collaborators by the army on the campus of the Jesuit Central American University (UCA).
As a Loyola alumnus, you have a special responsibility to uphold our Jesuit values in spirit and in practice.
But even worse than this unworthy Jesuit are those who protect him while persecuting good priests who are guilty, in their eyes, of preaching in accord with the deposit of faith that Christ taught and the Church guards.
Corriere della Sera has reproduced a letter dated 14 December 1942 from a German Jesuit priest, Rev. Lothar Koenig, to Pius’ secretary.
Entrance to the oratory is from Archbishop Street to the side of the Jesuit church.
Fra i movimenti firmatari dell’appello vi sono il Jesuit Refugee Service Indonesia (Jrs Indonesia), Sahabat Insan, Human Rights Working Group (Hrwg), Banda Aceh Legal Aid Agency e RDI Urban Refugee Research Group (Rdi-Uref).
Gerard Manley Hopkins was a poet and Jesuit priest whose literary work has been studied in schools for decades.
However, each sound must contribute to the common design,” said the Argentine Jesuit.
In head-to-head matchups with Marcus, Jesuit had won the previous two, the most recent coming in the Rangers’ march to the 2017 state title.
Jesuit advanced to the championship game with a 39-17 semifinal win over Houston St. Thomas.
Jesuit Social Services chief executive Julie Edwards said since the program was established in 2018, 66 participants had gone on to pass the police entrance exam and 27 graduates had been offered entry positions to the academy.
Mass communication junior and SGA diversity, equity, and inclusion officer Angel Martinez hosted the event, which he said came into fruition after seeing other Jesuit universities host drag shows.
Common combinations with jesuit
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the jesuit 55×
- jesuit priest 16×
- jesuit order 14×
- jesuit priests 13×
- of jesuit 10×
- by jesuit 10×
- and jesuit 6×
- jesuit father 6×
- jesuit missionaries 6×
- jesuit high 5×