SJ

Abbreviation for Society of Jesus, a religious order founded by Ignatius of Loyola. Members are called Jesuits.

Teilhard de Chardin, SJ, was a Jesuit scientist.

by ScottX November 27, 2006

tinhorn

A cheap, showy, gambling, unscrupulous shyster of the old American West.

That tinhorn cheated at craps! After him, boys!

by ScottX March 25, 2008

minister

a protestant clergyman

A minister, a priest, and a rabbi walk into a bar...What is this, some kind of joke?

by ScottX September 11, 2006

Red Pope

A nickname for the cardinal who heads the Vatican's Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Used because cardinals wear scarlet robes and the congregation has lots of power in missionary countries.

Cardinal Ivan Dias is the current Red Pope.

by ScottX November 28, 2006

Jebbie

Slang for Jesuit or member of the Society of Jesus.

The Jebbies are the intellectuals of the Catholic Church.

by ScottX November 19, 2006

Nowhere Kansas

Some insignificant and boring place in middle America lacking culture, reason, and excitement; not worthy of mention.

"Oh, she moved to nowhere Kansas," said one New Yorker to another.

by ScottX November 25, 2006

messiah

Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews

Jesus Christ is the messiah, the anointed one, the savior of mankind, the Son of the living God, and God himself. Apart from him no one can enter heaven or receive eternal life.

by ScottX January 08, 2007