Defn: Government by Jesuits; also, the whole body of Jesuits in a country. [R.] C. Kingsley.
JESUITRY
Jes"u*it*ry, n.
Defn: Jesuitism; subtle argument. [R.] Carlyle.
JESUS
Je"sus, n. Etym: [L. Jesus, Gr. Yésh; Yah Jehovah + h to help.]
Defn: The Savior; the name of the Son of God as announced by the angel to his parents; the personal name of Our Lord, in distinction from Christ, his official appellation. Luke i. 31. Thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save his people from their sins. Matt. i. 21.
Note: The form Jesu is often used, esp. in the vocative.
Jesu, do thou my soul receive. Keble.
The Society of Jesus. See Jesuit.
JET
Jet, n.
Defn: Same as 2d Get. [Obs.] Chaucer.
JET Jet, n. Etym: [OF. jet, jayet, F. jaïet, jais, L. gagates, fr. Gr. [written also jeat, jayet.] (Min.)
Defn: A variety of lignite, of a very compact texture and velvet black color, susceptible of a good polish, and often wrought into mourning jewelry, toys, buttons, etc. Formerly called also black amber. Jet ant (Zoöl.), a blackish European ant (Formica fuliginosa), which builds its nest of a paperlike material in the trunks of trees.