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Indeed, Clement XIV was elected in 1769 on a specifically anti-Jesuit ticket and obediently suppressed the Jesuits altogether in 1773.

From Newsweek • Mar. 19, 2013

Soon the entire Pascal family was won over, and Blaise became an anti-Jesuit, a counter-counter-reformationist.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

At that epoch certain na�ve elements in the Eternal City tried to initiate anti-Jesuit politics inside the Church.

From Cæsar or Nothing by How, Louis

She soon proved herself the real ruler of Bavaria, adopting a liberal and anti-Jesuit policy.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

The description will be given shortly; and meanwhile I subjoin a comment made by him, not less worthy of attention, upon my reply to his account of the anti-Jesuit celebration at Lausanne.

From The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete by Forster, John