单词 | casuist |
释义 | Word Frequency casuist(ˈkæzjʊɪst) noun 1. a person, esp a theologian, who attempts to resolve moral dilemmas by the application of general rules and the careful distinction of special cases 2. a person who is oversubtle in his or her analysis of fine distinctions; sophist Derived forms casuistic (ˌcasuˈistic) or casuistical (ˌcasuˈistical) adjective casuistically (ˌcasuˈistically) adverb Word origin C17: from French casuiste, from Spanish casuista, from Latin cāsus case1 |
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