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JESUITISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic)
Synonyms:
Jesuitism; Jesuitry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Jesuitism" is a kind of...):
Christian theology (the teachings of Christian churches)
Derivation:
Jesuitic (having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism)