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Jes•u•it•i•cal



Pronunciation: ( jezh"OO-it'i-kul, jez"OO-, jez"yOO-), [key]
—adj.
1. of or pertaining to Jesuits or Jesuitism.
2. (often l.c.) practicing casuistry or equivocation; using subtle or oversubtle reasoning; crafty; sly; intriguing. Also,Jes"u•it'ic.

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