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Definition: Jesuitic

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism; "Jesuitical education".[Wordnet]
2. Alt. of Jesuitical.[Websters]
3. Being hypocritical, pharisaic, double-faced, sanctimonious or self-righteous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Jesuitic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1872. (references)

Definition: Jesuitic

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism; "Jesuitical education".[Wordnet]
2. Alt. of Jesuitical.[Websters]
3. Being hypocritical, pharisaic, double-faced, sanctimonious or self-righteous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Jesuitic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1872. (references)