Definitions for jesuitism
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Jesuitism, Jesuitrynoun

   the theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic)

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Jesuitismnoun

   The principles and practices of the Jesuits.

2. Jesuitismnoun

   Cunning; deceit; subtle argument.

3. Etymology: Compare jésuitisme.

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1. jesuitism

   In ethics, casuistry ( KAZ-ew-iss-tree) is a process of reasoning that seeks to resolve moral problems by extracting or extending theoretical rules from a particular case, and reapplying those rules to new instances. This method occurs in applied ethics and jurisprudence. The term is also commonly used as a pejorative to criticize the use of clever but unsound reasoning, especially in relation to moral questions (as in sophistry). It is the "[s]tudy of cases of conscience and a method of solving conflicts of obligations by applying general principles of ethics, religion, and moral theology to particular and concrete cases of human conduct. This frequently demands an extensive knowledge of natural law and equity, civil law, ecclesiastical precepts, and an exceptional skill in interpreting these various norms of conduct." It remains a common tool for applied ethics.

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1. jesuitism

   Jesuitism refers to the beliefs, principles, practices, or characteristics associated with the Jesuits, a religious order of the Catholic Church known for their dedication to education, intellectual research, and cultural pursuits. It can also refer to behavior regarded as crafty or deceitively manipulative, based on a historical stereotype attributed to the Jesuits.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Jesuitismnoun

   the principles and practices of the Jesuits

2. Jesuitismnoun

   cunning; deceit; deceptive practices to effect a purpose; subtle argument; -- an opprobrious use of the word

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. jsuitisme.]

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1. Jesuitism

   Jesuitism is a label given to particular casuistic approach to moral questions and problems often described by the adjective jesuitical, so called because it was promoted by some Jesuits of the 17th century rather than being the beliefs of the Society of Jesus as a religious order. The word seems to have been used for the first time in 1622. Jesuitism is not a systematically developed Moral Theology school, but some Jesuit theologians, in view of promoting personal responsibility and the respect of freedom of conscience, stressed the importance of the 'case by case' approach to personal moral decisions and ultimately developed and accepted a casuistry where at the time of decision, individual inclinations were more important than the moral law itself. It has been described as an attempt to achieve holy ends by unholy means. Blaise Pascal, the French mathematician, religious philosopher and Jansenist sympathiser, vigorously attacked the moral laxism of such Jesuits in his famous Lettres provinciales of 1656-57. It is also at odds with official Church doctrine. Although Vatican II does stress the primacy of conscience.

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1. Jesuitism

   popularly regarded as an attempt to achieve holy ends by unholy means, but really and radically the apotheosis of falsehood and unreality to the dethronement of faith in the true, the genuine and the real, a deliberate shutting of the eyes to the truth, a belief in a lie in the name of God, a belief in symbols and formulas as in themselves sacred, salutary, and divine, fiction superseding fact, and fancy faith in God or the divine reality of things, the embodiment of the genius of cant persuading itself to believe that that which is not is, while atheism, on the other hand, tries to persuade itself to believe that that which is is not.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of jesuitism in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

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   The numerical value of jesuitism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=jesuitism
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jesuitism
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesuitism
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jesuitism
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=jesuitism
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Jesuitism