| Jesuit 1. (n.) One of a religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola, and approved in 1540, under the title of The Society of Jesus. 2. (n.) Fig.: A crafty person; an intriguer. Thesaurus Entries Augustinian, Augustinian Hermit, Austin Friar, Benedictine, Bernardine, Black Friar, Black Monk, Bonhomme, Brigittine, Capuchin, Carmelite, Carthusian, Cistercian, Cluniac, Conventual, Crossed Friar, Crutched Friar, Dominican, Franciscan, Friar Minor, Gilbertine, Gray Friar, Hospitaler, Loyolite, Marist, Maryknoll, Minorite, Observant, Oratorian, Premonstratensian, Recollect, Recollet, Redemptorist, Templar, Trappist, White Friar, begging hermit, casuist, choplogic, paralogist, preaching friar, sophist, sophister |