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ˈkæʒ u ɪstca·su·ist

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. casuist, sophistnoun

    someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious

Wiktionary

  1. casuistnoun

    A person who resolves cases of conscience or moral duty.

  2. casuistnoun

    Someone who attempts to specify exact and precise rules for the direction of every circumstance of behavior

  3. Etymology: Directly or via casuiste, from casuista, from casus

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Casuistnoun

    One that studies and settles cases of conscience.

    Etymology: casuiste, Fr. from casus, Lat.

    The judgment of any casuist, or learned divine, concerning the state of a man’s soul, is not sufficient to give him confidence. South.

    You can scarce see a bench of porters without two or three casuists in it, that will settle you the rights of princes. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 53.

    Who shall decide, when doctors disagree,
    And soundest casuists doubt, like you and me? Alexander Pope.

Wikipedia

  1. casuist

    In ethics, casuistry ( KAZ-ew-iss-tree) is a process of reasoning that seeks to resolve moral problems by extracting or extending theoretical rules from a particular case, and reapplying those rules to new instances. This method occurs in applied ethics and jurisprudence. The term is also commonly used as a pejorative to criticize the use of clever but unsound reasoning, especially in relation to moral questions (as in sophistry). It is the "[s]tudy of cases of conscience and a method of solving conflicts of obligations by applying general principles of ethics, religion, and moral theology to particular and concrete cases of human conduct. This frequently demands an extensive knowledge of natural law and equity, civil law, ecclesiastical precepts, and an exceptional skill in interpreting these various norms of conduct." It remains a common tool for applied ethics.

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  1. casuist

    A casuist is a person who studies and resolves moral problems that are related to ethics or philosophical beliefs, or a person who uses clever but unsound reasoning, especially in relation to moral questions. It can also refer to someone who is often involved in specious reasoning or rationalization.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Casuistnoun

    one who is skilled in, or given to, casuistry

  2. Casuistverb

    to play the casuist

  3. Etymology: [L. casus fall, case; cf. F. casuiste. See Casual.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Casuist

    kaz′ū-ist, n. one who studies and resolves cases of conscience.—adjs. Casuist′ic, -al, relating to cases of conscience.—n. Cas′uistry, the science or doctrine of cases of conscience, or the reasoning which enables a man to decide in a particular case between apparently conflicting duties. [Fr. casuiste—L. casus. See Case.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Casuist in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Casuist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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