The poor Girondins, many of them, under such fierce bellowing of Patriotism, say Death; justifying, motivant, that most miserable word of theirs by some brief casuistry and jesuitry.
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Jesuitry
Synonyms for "jesuitry" (28 found)
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Noun(2 words)
jesuit ethicjesuit method
Related words (14)
mystificationperversionplausibilityrationalizationsophismsophisticationspecious reasoningspeciousnesssubtletytongue in cheekvicious circle
Noun(3 words)
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4 entriesethical casuistrymoral casuistrymoral manipulationpolitical intrigue
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5 entriesJesuitry controversyJesuitry ethicsJesuitry in educationJesuitry methodJesuitry tradition
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