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Detailed Synonyms for Society of Jesus in English
Society of Jesus:
Society of Jesus [the ~] noun
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the Society of Jesus
– 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 1the Jesuit order; the Society of Jesus– 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 1