2. Cunning; deceit; deceptive practices to effect a purpose; subtle
argument; -- an opprobrious use of the word.
Jes`u*it*oc"ra*cy (?), n. [Jesuit + -cracy, as in aristocracy.]
Government by Jesuits; also, the whole body of Jesuits in a country.
[R.] C. Kingsley.
Jes"u*it*ry (?), n. Jesuitism; subtle argument. [R.] Carlyle.
Je"sus (j"zs), n. [L. Jesus, Gr. &?;, from Heb. Ysha'; Yh Jehovah +
hsha' to help.] 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.
The form Jesu is often used, esp. in the vocative.
Jesu, do thou my soul receive.
Keble.
The Society of Jesus. See Jesuit.
Jet (?), n. Same as 2d Get. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Jet, n. [OF. jet, jayet, F. jaïet, jais, L. gagates, fr. Gr. &?;; -- so
called from &?; or &?;, a town and river in Lycia.] [written also jeat,
jayet.] (Min.) 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.
Jet, n. [F. jet, OF. get, giet, L. jactus a throwing, a throw, fr.
jacere to throw. Cf. Abject, Ejaculate, Gist, Jess, Jut.]
1. A shooting forth; a spouting; a spurt; a sudden rush or gush, as of
water from a pipe, or of flame from an orifice; also, that which issues
in a jet.