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JESUITRY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Jesuitry mean?
• JESUITRY (noun)
The noun JESUITRY has 1 sense:
1. the theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic)
Familiarity information: JESUITRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
Jesuitism; Jesuitry
Hypernyms ("Jesuitry" is a kind of...):
Christian theology (the teachings of Christian churches)
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