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jewish | jesuit |

As adjectives the difference between jewish and jesuit

is that jewish is being a Jew, or relating to Jews, their ethnicity, religion or culture while Jesuit is of, relating to, or characteristic of this society or its members.

As a proper noun Jewish

is the Yiddish language.

As a noun Jesuit is

a member of the Society of Jesus.

jewish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Being a Jew, or relating to Jews, their ethnicity, religion or culture.
  • Yiddish

    • Synonyms

    * Israelite

    Antonyms

    * Gentile

    Derived terms

    * Jewishly * Jewishness * Jewish calendar * Jewish lightning * Jewish piano * ex-Jewish

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (informal, dated) The Yiddish language.

    • See also

    * Hebrew * Israeli * Evrite, Ivrite

    jesuit

    English

    (wikipedia Jesuit)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Christianity, chiefly, Roman Catholicism) a member of the Society of Jesus
  • (obsolete) A crafty person; an intriguer.

    • Derived terms

    * Jesuit's bark * Jesuits' drops * Jesuits' nuts * Jesuits' powder * Jesuits' tea

    Adjective

    (head)
  • of, relating to, or characteristic of this society or its members
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