Jesuitic
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Of or relating to the Jesuits, or to their principles and methods.
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Jesuitic. alt-of
- 3 Crafty, cunning, deceitful. dated, derogatory
"Their prosperity appeared to prove that honesty after all was not the best policy. What should I do then? How should I begin the jesuitical business of committing evil that good, personal good, might come of it?"
- 4 Of logical arguments: intricate, or casuistic or hair-splitting. dated, derogatory
"I ſhould be glad therefore, […] that they vvould joyn in a publick Act of diſovvning and deteſting thoſe Jeſuitick Principles; and ſubſcribe to all Doctrines vvhich deny the Popes Authority of Depoſing Kings, and releaſing Subjects from their Oath of Allegiance: […]"
- 1 having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism wordnet
Example
More examples"Their prosperity appeared to prove that honesty after all was not the best policy. What should I do then? How should I begin the jesuitical business of committing evil that good, personal good, might come of it?"
Etymology
From New Latin Iēsūīticus, from Iēsūīta + Latin -icus. By surface analysis, Jesuit + -ic.
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