JESUITICAL


Meaning of JESUITICAL in English

— Jesuitically , adv.

/jezh'ooh it"i keuhl, jez'ooh-, jez'yooh-/ , adj.

1. of or pertaining to Jesuits or Jesuitism.

2. ( often l.c. ) practicing casuistry or equivocation; using subtle or oversubtle reasoning; crafty; sly; intriguing.

Also, Jesuitic .

[ 1590-1600; JESUIT + -ICAL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .