Jesuitism

[ jezh-oo-i-tiz-uhm, jez-oo-, jez-yoo- ]

noun
  1. the system, principles, or practices of the Jesuits.

  2. (often lowercase) a principle or practice, as casuistry, equivocation, or craft, ascribed to the Jesuits by their opponents.

Origin of Jesuitism

1
First recorded in 1600–10; Jesuit + -ism
  • Also Jes·u·it·ry [jezh-oo-i-tree, jez-oo-, jez-yoo-] /ˈdʒɛʒ u ɪˌtri, ˈdʒɛz u-, ˈdʒɛz yu-/ .

Other words from Jesuitism

  • an·ti-Jes·u·it·ism, noun
  • an·ti-Jes·u·it·ry, noun
  • pro-Jes·u·it·ism, noun
  • pro-Jes·u·it·ry, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for Jesuitism

Jesuitism

Jesuitry

/ (ˈdʒɛzjʊɪˌtɪzəm) /


noun
  1. theology or practices of the Jesuits

  2. informal, offensive subtle and equivocating arguments; casuistry

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