concept
"Jesuit" (as slur)
Jesuit (slur)
also: иезуит
In period Russian usage, calling someone a "Jesuit" invoked the Society of Jesus's reputation (real or stereotyped) for casuistry, cunning, and hypocritical scheming; Shilokhvostov flings the word at Father Onisim to cast the priest's supposed vendetta as underhanded plotting rather than legitimate moral objection.
Reading notes
- Not Fated! §9 Jesuit
Calling Father Onisim an "iezuit" (Jesuit) invokes the period stereotype of Jesuits as cunning, hypocritical schemers rather than any genuine confessional identity -- Shilokhvostov uses it as a generic slur for underhanded, calculating malice, ironic given that Onisim's stated objection to Shilokhvostov is moral rather than conspiratorial.