Jesuit

jez′ū-it, n. a member of the famous religious order, the Society of Jesus , founded in 1534 by Ignatius Loyola: a crafty or insidious person, an intriguer.— v.t. to make a Jesuit of.— adjs. Jesuit′ic , -al .— adv. Jesuit′ically. — ns. Jes′uitism , Jesuitry: the principles and practices of the Jesuits: cunning: deceit; Jesuitoc′racy , government by Jesuits; Jes′uitry , Jesuitism.— Jesuits' bark , cinchona, because introduced to Rome by Jesuit mi ionaries.