Society of Jesus
Britishnoun
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The Jesuit order, known as the Society of Jesus, has condemned the measures.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
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
Various grants, donations and money from the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order — also known as Jesuits — and food donations from organizations like El Pasoans Fighting Hunger make up the difference.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
Francis, the first member of the Society of Jesus to serve as pontiff, has previously said he would not consider retirement, as his then-ailing predecessor Pope Benedict XVI did in 2013.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 13, 2021
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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