'Society of Jesus' definitions:
Definition of 'Society of Jesus'
(from WordNet)
noun
A Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and to do missionary work among the heathen; it is strongly committed to education and scholarship [syn: Society of Jesus, Jesuit order]
Definition of 'Society of Jesus'
From: GCIDE
- Society \So*ci"e*ty\, n.; pl. Societies. [L. societas, fr. socius a companion: cf. F. soci['e]t['e]. See Social.]
- 1. The relationship of men to one another when associated in any way; companionship; fellowship; company. "Her loved society." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- There is society where none intrudes By the deep sea, and music in its roar. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Connection; participation; partnership. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- The meanest of the people and such as have the least society with the acts and crimes of kings. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A number of persons associated for any temporary or permanent object; an association for mutual or joint usefulness, pleasure, or profit; a social union; a partnership; as, a missionary society. [1913 Webster]
- 4. The persons, collectively considered, who live in any region or at any period; any community of individuals who are united together by a common bond of nearness or intercourse; those who recognize each other as associates, friends, and acquaintances. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Specifically, the more cultivated portion of any community in its social relations and influences; those who mutually give receive formal entertainments. [1913 Webster]
- Society of Jesus. See Jesuit.
- Society verses [a translation of F. vers de soci['e]t['e]], the lightest kind of lyrical poetry; verses for the amusement of polite society. [1913 Webster]