Of or relating to the Jesuits, or to their principles and methods. / Intricate, casuistic or hair-splitting logical arguments. / (derogatory, dated) Cunning; deceitful; crafty.

present participle of Jesuitize

simple past tense and past participle of Jesuitize

simple past tense and past participle of jesuitize

(transitive) To convert to the form of catholicism practiced by the Jesuits; to make (more) Jesuit. / (transitive and intransitive) To argue like a Jesuit; to engage in sophistry (about).

Alternative form of Jesuitize

present participle of jesuitize

Synonym of Jesuitic

(obsolete) Synonym of cinchona (bark, either untreated or prepared as a medicine).