casuist

[ kazh-oo-ist ]

/ ˈkæʒ u ɪst /

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noun

an oversubtle or disingenuous reasoner, especially in questions of morality.

a person who studies and resolves moral problems of judgment or conduct arising in specific situations.

Origin of casuist

1600–10; <Spanish casuista<Latin cāsu(s) case¹ + -ista-ist

Words nearby casuist

casualization, casualty, casualty insurance, casualwear, casuarina, casuist, casuistic, casuistry, casus belli, cat, cata-

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Example sentences from the Web for casuist

Henry, however, was a casuist concerned exclusively with his own case.
Henry VIII.|A. F. Pollard
Many others are put so as to suggest what the casuist never said, that is a special case is made a general rule of morals.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell
Except when it's a case of selling patent medicines, I'm not a casuist.
A Prairie Courtship|Harold Bindloss
Mr. Hudson was a casuist, as indeed are ninety-nine men out of a hundred in these matters.
The Threatening Eye|Edward Frederick Knight

He is to be read as a story-teller rather than as a poet, as a casuist rather than as a philosopher.
Four Arthurian Romances|Chretien DeTroyes

British Dictionary definitions for casuist

casuist

/ (ˈkæzjʊɪst) /

noun

a person, esp a theologian, who attempts to resolve moral dilemmas by the application of general rules and the careful distinction of special cases

a person who is oversubtle in his or her analysis of fine distinctions; sophist

Derived forms of casuist

casuistic or casuistical, adjectivecasuistically, adverb

Word Origin for casuist

C17: from French casuiste, from Spanish casuista, from Latin cāsus case 1

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单词	casuist
释义	casuist [ kazh-oo-ist ] / ˈkæʒ u ɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR casuist ON THESAURUS.COM noun an oversubtle or disingenuous reasoner, especially in questions of morality. a person who studies and resolves moral problems of judgment or conduct arising in specific situations. Origin of casuist 1600–10; <Spanish casuista<Latin cāsu(s) case¹ + -ista-ist Words nearby casuist casualization, casualty, casualty insurance, casualwear, casuarina, casuist, casuistic, casuistry, casus belli, cat, cata- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for casuist Henry, however, was a casuist concerned exclusively with his own case. Henry VIII.\|A. F. Pollard Many others are put so as to suggest what the casuist never said, that is a special case is made a general rule of morals. The Jesuits, 1534-1921\|Thomas J. Campbell Except when it's a case of selling patent medicines, I'm not a casuist. A Prairie Courtship\|Harold Bindloss Mr. Hudson was a casuist, as indeed are ninety-nine men out of a hundred in these matters. The Threatening Eye\|Edward Frederick Knight He is to be read as a story-teller rather than as a poet, as a casuist rather than as a philosopher. Four Arthurian Romances\|Chretien DeTroyes British Dictionary definitions for casuist casuist / (ˈkæzjʊɪst) / noun a person, esp a theologian, who attempts to resolve moral dilemmas by the application of general rules and the careful distinction of special cases a person who is oversubtle in his or her analysis of fine distinctions; sophist Derived forms of casuist casuistic or casuistical, adjectivecasuistically, adverb Word Origin for casuist C17: from French casuiste, from Spanish casuista, from Latin cāsus case 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to casuist bigot, trickster, impostor, phony, crook, charlatan, cheat, faker, fake, decoy, actor, mountebank, informer, malingerer, pretender, poser, quack, humbug, fraud, hook
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casuist

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