Example sentences for: jesuit

How can you use “jesuit” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • On the open roof is a fine collection of Qing Dynasty bronze instruments (copies) devised by the Jesuit missionaries who resided in Beijing in the 17th century.

  • A statement that successfully picks its way across this dangerous terrain is said to exhibit an economy of truth , and a person who has uttered such a statement is said to have been economical with the truth . These characterizations, too, were originally conferred with a sense of professional appreciation (I first heard them on the lips of some Jesuit friends), but they have also been pulled out of truth's orbit and into the atmosphere of mendacity.

  • (Bill Clinton received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University, a Jesuit school.)

  • St. Francis Xavier Memorial Church, in Xavier Park (tram to Takamibaba stop), was built in 1949 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Jesuit missionary.

  • It was here that St. Denis was martyred (see page 13) and where St. Ignatius Loyola launched the Jesuit movement in 1534.


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