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Jesuitry

Jesuitry noun: synonym of Jesuitism, (Christianity) the work and beliefs of Jesuits, (derogatory, dated) casuistry, sophistry.

Noun

Jesuitry (countable and uncountable, plural Jesuitries)

  1. Synonym of Jesuitism, (Christianity) the work and beliefs of Jesuits, (derogatory, dated) casuistry, sophistry.
    • 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.1837, Thomas Carlyle, chapter VII, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume III (The Guillotine), London: James Fraser, […], →OCLC, book II (Regicide), page 142
    Synonyms:
    Jesuitism

Synonyms of Jesuitry

Forms of Jesuitry

pluralJesuitries
alternative formjesuitry

Origin of Jesuitry

From Jesuit + -ry.

Questions about Jesuitry

What does Jesuitry mean?
Jesuitry means synonym of Jesuitism, (Christianity) the work and beliefs of Jesuits, (derogatory, dated) casuistry, sophistry.
What part of speech is Jesuitry?
Jesuitry is a noun.
What is the plural of Jesuitry?
The plural of Jesuitry is Jesuitries.

Words near Jesuitry in the dictionary

  1. jesuitized
  2. jesuitizes
  3. jesuitizing
  4. Jesuitocracy
  5. Jesuitries
  6. Jesuitry
  7. Jesuits
  8. Jesuits' drops
  9. Jesuits' nuts
  10. Jesuits' powder
  11. Jesuits' powders

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