Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jesuitism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
je-suit-ism
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The doctrine of the Jesuits and their followers.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Cunning; deceit; casuistry; sophistry.

Countable; Dated; Derogatory; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ (hoshéa, hōšḗaʿ)der.? Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (y'hoshúa, yĕhōšúaʿ) Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yeshúa, yēšū́aʿ)bor. Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs)bor. Latin Iēsūs Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Latin -ītus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -īta New Latin Iēsūītalbor. English Jesuit Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Jesuitism From Jesuit + -ism.

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What does jesuitism mean?
The doctrine of the Jesuits and their followers.
Where does jesuitism come from?
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ (hoshéa, hōšḗaʿ)der.? Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (y'hoshúa, yĕhōšúaʿ) Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yeshúa, yēšū́aʿ)bor. Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs)bor. Latin Iēsūs Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Latin -ītus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -īta New Latin Iēsūītalbor. English Jesuit Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Jesuitism From Jesuit + -ism.

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