jesuitise

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A form of jesuitize — To convert to the form of catholicism practiced by the Jesuits; to make (more) Jesuit.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

jesuitise1

verbjesuitise (third-person singular simple present jesuitises, present participle jesuitising, simple past and past participle jesuitised)

present singular third person jesuitises · participle present jesuitising · participle past jesuitised · past jesuitised

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Jesuitize.

    They are exercising in London a most pernicious jesuitised influence.

    1902, Frank Hugh O'Donnell, The Ruin of Education in Ireland and the Irish Fanar, page 74
    1 more example

    To preach liberalism to a population jesuitised by education, is to press the pleasures of dancing upon a man who has lost a leg.

    1887, Henri Frédéric Amiel, Journal, page 92

Jesuitise2

verbJesuitise (third-person singular simple present Jesuitises, present participle Jesuitising, simple past and past participle Jesuitised)

present singular third person Jesuitises · participle present Jesuitising · participle past Jesuitised · past Jesuitised

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Jesuitize.

    Consequently France, which has refused the less, cannot well receive the greater. If it has been found so difficult to Catholicise France, how impossible to Jesuitise it.

    1853, John Kitto, The Journal of sacred literature, page 29
    2 more examples

    When I hear him so criticise, so philosophise, and so Jesuitise in cataloguing deadly and venial sins, I cannot but marvel greatly at his being so firmly and transparently right upon other points.

    1878, Samuel Clark, Elizabeth J. H. Clark, Memorials from journals and letters of Samuel Clark

    We see that in the conferences at Caen she neither treated Guadet with distinction nor had any particular liking for him, although the bent of his mind and his humour should have pleased her; but the fact is, Guadet has some pride in his soul, did not know how to flatter, toady and Jesuitise in her company as Barbaroux did."

    1879, Thomas Robert Macquoid, Katharine Sarah Macquoid, Pictures & Legends from Normandy & Brittany, page 260
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