What does Casuist mean?
Definitions for Casuist
ˈkæʒ u ɪstca·su·ist
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Princeton's WordNet
casuist, sophistnoun
someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
Wiktionary
casuistnoun
A person who resolves cases of conscience or moral duty.
casuistnoun
Someone who attempts to specify exact and precise rules for the direction of every circumstance of behavior
Etymology: Directly or via casuiste, from casuista, from casus
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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
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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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
Casuistnoun
one who is skilled in, or given to, casuistry
Casuistverb
to play the casuist
Etymology: [L. casus fall, case; cf. F. casuiste. See Casual.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Casuist in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Casuist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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