Jesuitry

Variant of Jesuitism

Jesuitism definition

Jesu·it·ism (-it iz′əm)

noun

  1. the teachings or practice of the Jesuits
  2. craftiness; duplicity; intrigue: hostile and offensive term, as used by anti-Jesuits
Also Jesuitry Jes′u·itry (-i trē)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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