/jezh"ooh i tiz'euhm, jez"ooh-, jez"yooh-/ , n.
1. the system, principles, or practices of the Jesuits.
2. ( often l.c. ) a principle or practice, as casuistry, equivocation, or craft, ascribed to the Jesuits by their opponents.
Also, Jesuitry .
[ 1600-10; JESUIT + -ISM ]