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JESUITICAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism

Example:

Jesuitical education

Synonyms:

Jesuit; Jesuitic; Jesuitical

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Jesuit (a member of the Jesuit order)

Jesuitism (the theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic))

Derivation:

Jesuit (a member of the Jesuit order)

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