Definition of jesuit

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Jesuit (n.) Fig.: A crafty person; an intriguer.

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Jesuitic :: Jesuitic (a.) Alt. of Jesuitica.
Cinchona :: Cinchona (n.) The bark of any species of Cinchona containing three per cent. or more of bitter febrifuge alkaloids; Peruvian bark; Jesuits' bark.
Passionist :: Passionist (n.) A member of a religious order founded in Italy in 1737, and introduced into the United States in 1852. The members of the order unite the austerities of the Trappists with the activity and zeal of the Jesuits and Lazarists. Called also Barefooted Clerks of the Most Holy Cross..
Jesuitism :: Jesuitism (n.) The principles and practices of the Jesuits.
Scholastic :: Scholastic (n.) See the Note under Jesuit.
Jesuitical :: Jesuitical (a.) Designing; cunning; deceitful; crafty; -- an opprobrious use of the word.
Jesuitry :: Jesuitry (n.) Jesuitism; subtle argument.
Jesuit :: "Jesuit (n.) One of a religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola, and approved in 1540, under the title of The Society of Jesus..
Embarkation :: Embarkation (n.) That which is embarked; as, an embarkation of Jesuits..
Bollandists :: Bollandists (n. pl.) The Jesuit editors of the Acta Sanctorum, or Lives of the Saints; -- named from John Bolland, who began the work..
Jesuitocracy :: "Jesuitocracy (n.) Government by Jesuits; also, the whole body of Jesuits in a country..
Jesuit :: Jesuit (n.) Fig.: A crafty person; an intriguer.
Jesuitically :: Jesuitically (adv.) In a jesuitical manner.
Jesuited :: Jesuited (a.) Conforming to the principles of the Jesuits.
Rector :: Rector (n.) The superior officer or chief of a convent or religious house; and among the Jesuits the superior of a house that is a seminary or college.
Jesuitess :: "Jesuitess (n.) One of an order of nuns established on the principles of the Jesuits, but suppressed by Pope Urban in 1633..
Jesuitical :: "Jesuitical (a.) Of or pertaining to the Jesuits, or to their principles and methods..
Jesuitism :: Jesuitism (n.) Cunning; deceit; deceptive practices to effect a purpose; subtle argument; -- an opprobrious use of the word.
Molinist :: Molinist (n.) A follower of the opinions of Molina, a Spanish Jesuit (in respect to grace); an opposer of the Jansenists..
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