Jesuitic

English

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Etymology

Compare French jésuitique.

Adjective

Jesuitic (comparative more Jesuitic, superlative most Jesuitic)

  1. Of or relating to the Jesuits, or to their principles and methods.
  2. (derogatory) Cunning; deceitful; crafty.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for Jesuitic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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