Society of Jesus
Britishnoun
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The Jesuit order, known as the Society of Jesus, said it received a judicial order Tuesday notifying it of the confiscation.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
Most of these missionaries were members of the Society of Jesus, better known as the Jesuits, a religious organization dedicated to spreading Catholicism and opposing Protestantism.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
U.S. first lady Jill Biden leaves the Church of the Society of Jesus in Quito, Ecuador, May 20, 2022.
From Reuters ● Aug. 24, 2022
The Society of Jesus, as the Jesuits are known, has a long history of defending Indigenous peoples, and longstanding ties to the Sierra Tarahumara.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
Jes'uit, a member of the Society of Jesus, formed by Ignatius Loyola in 1534: "Jesus."
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
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