jesuitry

jesuitry
noun see Jesuit

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Jesuitry — Jes u*it*ry, n. Jesuitism; subtle argument. [R.] Carlyle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jesuitry —   n. casuistry.    ♦ jesuitical, a. cunning.    ♦ jesuitism, n. jesuitry; quibble …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • jesuitry — jesu·it·ry …   English syllables

  • Jesuitry — noun the theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic) • Syn: ↑Jesuitism • Derivationally related forms: ↑Jesuitic (for: ↑Jesuitism) • Hypernyms: ↑Christian theology …   Useful english dictionary

  • anti-Jesuitry — n. * * * …   Universalium

  • anti-Jesuitry — n …   Useful english dictionary

  • Jesuit — noun Etymology: New Latin Jesuita, from Late Latin Jesus Date: 1548 1. a member of the Roman Catholic Society of Jesus founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1534 and devoted to missionary and educational work 2. one given to intrigue or equivocation… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Robert Baillie — (1602 1662), Scottish divine and historical writer, was born at Glasgow, the son of Baillie of Jerviston. Having graduated there in 1620, he gave himself to the study of divinity.In 1631, after he had been ordained into the Church of Scotland and …   Wikipedia

  • education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …   Universalium

  • Jesuitism — /jezh ooh i tiz euhm, jez ooh , jez yooh /, n. 1. the system, principles, or practices of the Jesuits. 2. (often l.c.) a principle or practice, as casuistry, equivocation, or craft, ascribed to the Jesuits by their opponents. Also, Jesuitry.… …   Universalium

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