Very early, owing in part to English Protestant propagandists, the word Jesuitical came to characterize a form of argument designed less to seek the truth than to make a case, a form of argument that was aggressive and clever but perhaps not always sincere--indeed, one that was at times cunningly equivocal or downright deceitful.
The word Jesuitical was applied to English Protestant enemies.
mnli hypothesis: The word Jesuitical was applied to English Protestant enemies. premise: Very early, owing in part to English Protestant propagandists, the word Jesuitical came to characterize a form of argument designed less to seek the truth than to make a case, a form of argument that was aggressive and clever but perhaps not always sincere--indeed, one that was at times cunningly equivocal or downright deceitful.