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jesuitism

/jezh-oo-i-tiz-uhm, jez-oo-, jez-yoo-/US // ˈdʒɛʒ u ɪˌtɪz əm, ˈdʒɛz u-, ˈdʒɛz yu- //UK // (ˈdʒɛzjʊɪˌtɪzəm) //

耶稣会主义,耶稣会教派,耶稣会教,耶酥教

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the system, principles, or practices of the Jesuits.
    • : a principle or practice, as casuistry, equivocation, or craft, ascribed to the Jesuits by their opponents.

Examples

  • It is a compendium of Jesuitism, and should be looked upon as a warning to the citizens of this new world.

  • But it was never anything else than the Jesuitism of liberty, a trick of the bourgeoisie to isolate the workmen.

  • Jesuitism is not to parade in full uniform, nor is it to lurk privily under never so humble a roof.

  • This "nonplussed" the self-confident and vain Amanda; all she could answer was, that "that was fine Jesuitism."

  • Jesuitism has grafted its faith upon the superstitions of the Montezumas, and a curious fruitage is the result.