noun
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theology or practices of the Jesuits
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informal subtle and equivocating arguments; casuistry
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Origin of Jesuitism
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But he does not slight the other distinctive aspect of Jesuitism: its military discipline as the first Catholic order vowed specifically to the defense of the papacy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cavour sought him, and asked him to reveal the secrets of Jesuitism.
From Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) by Various
So in this way she had consented to make known to the world her connection with Jesuitism!
From A Twofold Life by Hillern, Wilhelmine von
The two comrades had not given the Abbé Jeufroy such a fall as they expected; therefore, Pécuchet found in him "the stamp of Jesuitism."
From Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life by Flaubert, Gustave
Jesuitism is not to parade in full uniform, nor is it to lurk privily under never so humble a roof.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. by Various
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