jesuitical
jesuitical adjective: synonym of Jesuitic.
Adjective (1)
jesuitical (comparative more jesuitical, superlative most jesuitical)
- Synonym of Jesuitic.
- 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?1895, Marie Corelli, The Sorrows of Satan: or The Strange Experience of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire […], 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, published...
- Synonyms:
- Jesuitic
Adjective (2) capitalized: Jesuitical
Jesuitical (comparative more Jesuitical, superlative most Jesuitical)
- Synonym of Jesuitic.
- [S]he was one of your ſoft ſpoken, canting, whining hypocrites, who with a truly jeſuitical art, could wreſt evil out of the moſt inoffenſive thought, word, look or action; […]1765, Catherine Jemmat, The Memoirs of Mrs. Catherine Jemmat, Daughter of the Late Admiral Yeo, of Plymouth. Written by Herself, 2nd edition, volume I, London: Printed for the author, at...
- There certainly was a kind of Jesuitical cast to him; she could imagine him sombre in a black cassock.2018, Kate Atkinson, Transcription, →ISBN, page 72
- Synonyms:
- Jesuitic
Synonyms of jesuitical
Forms of jesuitical
| comparative | more jesuitical |
|---|---|
| superlative | most jesuitical |
| alternative form | Jesuitical |
| comparative | more Jesuitical |
| superlative | most Jesuitical |
| alternative form | jesuitical |
Words formed from jesuitical
Questions about jesuitical
- What does jesuitical mean?
- Jesuitical means synonym of Jesuitic.
- What part of speech is jesuitical?
- Jesuitical is an adjective.
Words near jesuitical in the dictionary
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