Jesuitic

Englisch

Alternative forms

• Jesuitical

Etymology

Compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French jésuitique.

Adjective

Jesuitic (comparative more Jesuitic, superlative most Jesuitic)

1. Of or relating to the Jesuits, or to their principles and methods.
2. Intricate, casuistic or hair-splitting logical arguments.
3. (derogatory, dated) Cunning; deceitful; crafty.
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     they would join in a public act of disowning and detesting those Jesuitic principles

Synonyms

• Jesuitical

See also

• Talmudic – similar to sense #2, in a Jewish context

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “Jesuitic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• juiciest