Jesuitry

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noun

Synonym of Jesuitism, (Christianity) the work and beliefs of Jesuits, (derogatory, dated) casuistry, sophistry.

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Meanings

nounJesuitry (countable and uncountable, plural Jesuitries)

plural Jesuitries · alternative jesuitry

  1. countableuncountableSynonym of Jesuitism, (Christianity) the work and beliefs of Jesuits, (derogatory, dated) casuistry, sophistry.

    The poor Girondins, many of them, under such fierce bellowing of Patriotism, say Death; justifying, motivant, that most miserable word of theirs by some brief casuistry and jesuitry.

    1837, Thomas Carlyle, chapter VII, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume III (The Guillotine), London: James Fraser, […], →OCLC, book II (Regicide), page 142

    Synonyms: Jesuitism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Jesuitism, (Christianity) the work and beliefs of Jesuits, (derogatory, dated) casuistry, sophistry.

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Jesuitism

More synonyms by meaning

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

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Jesuitism
Broader
Christian theology
Also see
hair-splittingjesuitismsophistry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Jesuit + -ry.

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Jesuitry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesuitry

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jesuitry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesuitry.

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