Term: society of jesus: 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
Broader: religion: an institution to express belief in a divine power | Unrelated: osteogenesis imperfecta: autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue characterized by brittle bones that fracture easily
Broader: religion: an institution to express belief in a divine power | Unrelated: mark: a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
Broader: religion: an institution to express belief in a divine power | Unrelated: ball gown: the most formal gown; worn to a ball
Broader: religion: an institution to express belief in a divine power | Unrelated: ratio: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
Broader: religion: an institution to express belief in a divine power | Unrelated: hyperbaton: reversal of normal word order (as in `cheese I love')
Broader: religion: an institution to express belief in a divine power | Unrelated: patchiness: unevenness in quality or performance
Broader: religion: an institution to express belief in a divine power | Unrelated: rural free delivery: free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas
Broader: religion: an institution to express belief in a divine power | Unrelated: duress: compulsory force or threat
Broader: religion: an institution to express belief in a divine power | Unrelated: run: the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
Broader: religion: an institution to express belief in a divine power | Unrelated: cancellation: the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void