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jesuitry

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Jes⋅u⋅it⋅ism

  [jezh-oo-i-tiz-uhm, jez-oo-, jez-yoo-]
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–noun
1. the system, principles, or practices of the Jesuits.
2. (often lowercase) a principle or practice, as casuistry, equivocation, or craft, ascribed to the Jesuits by their opponents.
Also, Jes⋅u⋅it⋅ry.

Origin:
1600–10; Jesuit + -ism
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