Jesuitical

[ jezh-oo-it-i-kuhl, jez-oo-, jez-yoo- ]

/ ˌdʒɛʒ uˈɪt ɪ kəl, ˌdʒɛz u-, ˌdʒɛz yu- /

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adjective

of or relating to Jesuits or Jesuitism.

(often lowercase) practicing casuistry or equivocation; using subtle or oversubtle reasoning; crafty; sly; intriguing.

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Also Jes·u·it·ic

[jezh-oo-it-ik, jez-oo-, jez-yoo-] /ˌdʒɛʒ uˈɪt ɪk, ˌdʒɛz u-, ˌdʒɛz yu-/ .

Origin of Jesuitical

First recorded in 1590–1600; Jesuit + -ical

OTHER WORDS FROM Jesuitical

Jes·u·it·i·cal·ly, adverban·ti-Jes·u·it·ic, adjectivean·ti-Jes·u·it·i·cal, adjectivean·ti-Jes·u·it·i·cal·ly, adverb

pro-Jes·u·it·ic, adjectivepro-Jes·u·it·i·cal, adjectivepro-Jes·u·it·i·cal·ly, adverbun-Jes·u·it·ic, adjectiveun-Jes·u·it·i·cal, adjectiveun-Jes·u·it·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby Jesuitical

jest, jestbook, jester, Jesu, Jesuit, Jesuitical, Jesuitism, Jesuitize, Jesuits, Jesuit's bark, Jesuit ware

How to use Jesuitical in a sentence

When a reporter asked him a question, it would often elicit a series of Jesuitical responses.
President Cuomo Would’ve Been a Lion|Jonathan Alter|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This was a jesuitical sort of answer, and Monsieur de Fontanges required further particulars.
Newton Forster|Captain Frederick Marryat
From 1894 to the end of the century the anti-Jesuitical campaign went on, increasing every year in bitterness and intensity.
The War Upon Religion|Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
See how perfidious, Machiavelic, and Jesuitical, is this horrible monster Reaction!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 393, July 1848|Various

This short-sighted view resulted in a doctrine that was actually Jesuitical in application.
Familiar Studies of Men and Books|Robert Louis Stevenson
He palliated his conduct in a sophistical and Jesuitical manner.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz