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Jesuitry

noun
1.
The theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic).  Synonym: Jesuitism.






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"Jesuitry" Quotes from Famous Books



... Miss Bracewell," said my Uncle Charles, who also, I thought, was showing qualities that I had not known to be in him. (How scenes like these do bring one's faculties out!) "I rather thought there was some sort of Jesuitry at work. Madam," he turned to Mrs Crossland, "I am sure there is no necessity for me to recall the penal laws to your mind. So long as these young ladies are left undisturbed in my care, in any way,—so long, Madam,—they ...
— Out in the Forty-Five - Duncan Keith's Vow • Emily Sarah Holt



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