Definitions for jesuitry
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Jes•u•itˈdʒɛʒ u ɪt, -yu ɪt, ˈdʒɛz-(n.)
a member of a Roman Catholic religious order for men
Category: Religion
Ref: ( Society of Jesus )
(often l.c.) a crafty, intriguing, or equivocating person.
Origin of Jesuit:
1550–60; < NL Jēsuita= L Jēsu(s)+-ita -ite1
Jes′u•it•ism(n.)
Jes′u•it•ry(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
Jesuitism, Jesuitry(noun)
the theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic)
Webster Dictionary
Jesuitry(noun)
jesuitism; subtle argument
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