Casuist

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Casuist \Cas"u*ist\, v. i.
     To play the casuist. --Milton.
     [1913 Webster] Casuistic

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Casuist \Cas"u*ist\, n. [L. casus fall, case; cf. F. casuiste.
     See {Casual}.]
     One who is skilled in, or given to, casuistry.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The judment of any casuist or learned divine concerning
           the state of a man's soul, is not sufficient to give
           him confidence.                          --South.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  casuist
       n : someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious [syn: {sophist}]