Jesuitical

  • 1Jesuitical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or concerning the Jesuits. 2) secretive or equivocating, in a manner once associated with Jesuits …

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  • 2Jesuitical — Jesuitic Jes u*it ic, Jesuitical Jes u*it ic*al, a. [Cf. F. j[ e]suitique.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to the Jesuits, or to their principles and methods. [1913 Webster] 2. Designing; cunning; deceitful; crafty; an opprobrious use of the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3jesuitical — adjective see Jesuit …

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  • 4Jesuitical — Jesuitically, adv. /jezh ooh it i keuhl, jez ooh , jez yooh /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Jesuits or Jesuitism. 2. (often l.c.) practicing casuistry or equivocation; using subtle or oversubtle reasoning; crafty; sly; intriguing. Also, Jesuitic.… …

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  • 5jesuitical — Synonyms and related words: apparently sound, casuistic, colorable, deceptive, dishonest, disingenuous, empty, fallacious, hollow, illusive, insincere, jesuitic, mealymouthed, overrefined, oversubtle, philosophistic, plausible, sophistic,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 6Jesuitical — Jes·u·it·i·cal || ‚dÊ’ezjÊŠ ɪtɪkl adj. of or pertaining to the Jesuits (Roman Catholic religious order); cunning, deceptive, deceitful, dissembling …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 7Jesuitical — adjective 1》 relating to or concerning the Jesuits. 2》 dissembling or equivocating, in a manner once associated with Jesuits. Derivatives Jesuitically adverb …

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  • 8jesuitical — a. 1. Of the Jesuits. 2. [A sense introduced by partisans hostile to the Jesuits.] Crafty, cunning, wily, deceitful, sophistical, double, double faced, full of chicane, Machiavelian …

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  • 9jesuitical — jesu·it·i·cal …

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  • 10Jesuitical — /dʒɛʒjuˈɪtəkəl/ (say jezhyooh ituhkuhl) adjective (sometimes lower case) sly; crafty; casuistic. Also, Jesuitic. –Jesuitically, adverb …