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Society_of_Jesus

Society of Jesus

English

Proper noun

Society of Jesus

An order of Roman Catholic clergy, the Jesuits, having a tradition of education, theological scholarship, and missionary work; formed during the 16th century.

Translations

Roman Catholic order

Chinese:
Mandarin: 耶穌會 (zh), 耶稣会 (zh) ‎(Yēsūhuì)
Finnish: jesuiittaveljeskunta

German: Jesuiten (de) pl, Gesellschaft Jesu f
Russian: иезуи́тский о́рден m ‎(ijezuítskij órden)