jesuitic

2 definitions found

jesuitic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jesuitic \Jes`u*it"ic\, Jesuitical \Jes`u*it"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.
     j['e]suitique.]
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     1. Of or pertaining to the Jesuits, or to their principles
        and methods.
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     2. Designing; cunning; deceitful; crafty; -- an opprobrious
        use of the word. --Dryden.
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jesuitic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Jesuitic
      adj 1: having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism;
             "Jesuitical education" [syn: Jesuitical, Jesuitic,
             Jesuit]