Jesuitism

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noun

The doctrine of the Jesuits and their followers.

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Jesuitry
OriginEnglish Jesuit ← New Latin Iēsūīta ← Latin Iēsūs →
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Meanings

nounJesuitism (countable and uncountable, plural Jesuitisms)

plural Jesuitisms

  1. countableuncountableCatholicismThe doctrine of the Jesuits and their followers.
  2. countabledatedderogatoryuncountableCunning; deceit; casuistry; sophistry.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
Jesuitry
Broader
Catholicism

nounthe theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic)

Similar
Jesuitry
Broader
Christian theology
Also see
hair-splittingjesuitrysophistry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Biblical Hebrewהוֹשֵׁעַ (hoshéa, hōšḗaʿ)der.?
  2. Biblical Hebrewיְהוֹשֻׁעַ (y'hoshúa, yĕhōšúaʿ)
  3. Hebrewיֵשׁוּעַ (yeshúa, yēšū́aʿ)
  4. Ancient GreekἸησοῦς (Iēsoûs)
  5. LatinIēsūs
  6. New LatinIēsūīta
  7. EnglishJesuit
  8. EnglishJesuitism

From Jesuit + -ism.

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Translations

Dutch jezuïetisme
  • jezuïetismedoctrine
French jésuitisme
  • jésuitismedoctrine
German Jesuitismus
  • Jesuitismusdoctrine
Latin Iesuitismus
  • Iesuitismusdoctrine
Portuguese jesuitismo
  • jesuitismodoctrine
Romanian Iezuitism
  • Iezuitismdoctrine
Russian Иезуитство
  • Иезуитство (Ijezuitstvo)doctrine
Cite this entry
APA

Jesuitism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesuitism

MLA

“Jesuitism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesuitism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jesuitism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesuitism.

Source: Jesuitism on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.