practice and customs of the Jesuits; study and religious teachings of the Jesuits; deceit; deceitful practices to accomplish a purpose
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Jesuitism Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The principles and practices of the Jesuits.
The principles and practices of the Jesuits.
(n.)
Cunning; deceit; deceptive practices to effect a purpose; subtle argument; -- an opprobrious use of the word.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutCunning; deceit; deceptive practices to effect a purpose; subtle argument; -- an opprobrious use of the word.
jesuitism
\jes"u*it*ism\ (?), n. [cf. f. jésuitisme.]
1. the principles and practices of the jesuits.
2. cunning; deceit; deceptive practices to effect a purpose; subtle argument; -- an opprobrious use of the word.
Noun
1. the theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic)
(synonym) Jesuitry
(hypernym) Christian theology
Jesuitism Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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.
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