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jesuit

Je.su.it or je.su.it.i.cal or je.su.it.ry \'jezh-(*-)w*t, 'jez-\ 
   \.jez(h)-*-'wit-ik\ \-i-k*l\ \-i-k(*-)le-\ \'jezh-(*-)w*t-.iz-*m, 'jez-\ 
   \-w*-tre-\ \-w*t-.i-z\ n [NL Jesuita, fr. LL Jesus] 1: a member of a 
   religious society for men founded by St. Ignatius Loyola i n 1534 2: one 
   given to intrigue or equivocation  often cap  often cap  often cap  often 
   cap  - je.su.it.ic aj