jesuitic
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Jesuitic¹
- /ˌd͡ʒɛzjuˈɪtɪk/
Where it comes from
From New Latin Iēsūīticus, from Iēsūīta + Latin -icus. By surface analysis, Jesuit + -ic.
adjective more Jesuitic · most Jesuitic · jesuitic
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Of or relating to the Jesuits, or to their principles and methods.
Similar: Jesuit, Jesuitical
- Crafty, cunning, deceitful. Their prosperity appeared to prove that honesty after all was not the best policy. What should I do then? How should I begin the jesuitical business of committing evil that good, personal good, might come of it?
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Synonym of casuistic, intricately argued, particularly with quibbling detail or sophistic disingenuity.
I ſhould be glad therefore, […] that they vvould joyn in a publick Act of diſovvning and deteſting thoſe Jeſuitick Principles; and ſubſcribe to all Doctrines vvhich deny the Popes Authority of Depoſing Kings, and releaſing Subjects from their Oath of Allegiance: […]
Similar: casuistic, intricately argued, particularly with quibbling detail or sophistic disingenuity
jesuitic²
adjective more jesuitic · most jesuitic
- Alternative letter-case form of Jesuitic
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adj Translations
| Español | jesuita, jesuítico |
|---|---|
| Français | jésuitique |
| Deutsch | jesuitisch |
| Italiano | gesuita |
| Ελληνικά | ιησουιτικός iisouitikós |
| Русский | иезуи́тский ijezuítskij |
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