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Of or pertaining to the Jesuits, or to their principles and methods.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to the Jesuits, or to their principles and methods.
  2. a. word/designing">Designing; word/cunning">cunning; deceitful; crafty; -- an opprobrious use of the word.
  3. adj. having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism
  4. 1. Of or word/pertaining">pertaining to the word/Jesuits">Jesuits, or to their principles and methods. 2. Designing; cunning; deceitful; crafty; -- an opprobrious use of the word. Dryden.
  5. a. having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism