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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CASUIST

From French casuiste, from Spanish casuista, from Latin cāsuscase1.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CASUIST

casuist  [ˈkæzjʊɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CASUIST

noun
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conjunction
determiner
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Casuist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CASUIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Casuistry

Casuistry /ˈkæʒuːɨstri/, or case-based reasoning, is a method in applied ethics and jurisprudence, often characterised as a critique of principle- or rule-based reasoning. The word "casuistry" is derived from the Latin casus. Casuistry is reasoning used to resolve moral problems by extracting or extending theoretical rules from particular instances and applying these rules to new instances. The term is also commonly used as a pejorative to criticize the use of clever but unsound reasoning, especially in relation to moral questions. The agreed meaning of "casuistry" is in flux. The term can be used either to describe a presumably acceptable form of reasoning or a form of reasoning that is inherently unsound and deceptive. Most or all philosophical dictionaries list the neutral sense as the first or only definition. On the other hand, the Oxford English Dictionary states that the word "ften applied to a quibbling or evasive way of dealing with difficult cases of duty." Its textual references, except for certain technical usages, are consistently pejorative.

Definition of casuist in the English dictionary

The definition of casuist in the dictionary is a person, esp a theologian, who attempts to resolve moral dilemmas by the application of general rules and the careful distinction of special cases. Other definition of casuist is a person who is oversubtle in his or her analysis of fine distinctions; sophist.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CASUIST


altoist
ˈæltəʊɪst
altruist
ˈæltrʊɪst
banjoist
ˈbændʒəʊɪst
bongoist
ˈbɒŋɡəʊɪst
echoist
ˈekəʊɪst
egoist
ˈiːɡəʊɪst
hylozoist
ˌhaɪləˈzəʊɪst
jingoist
ˈdʒɪnɡəʊɪst
judoist
ˈdʒuːdəʊɪst
Maoist
ˈmaʊɪst
oboist
ˈəʊbəʊɪst
poloist
ˈpəʊləʊɪst
Shintoist
ˈʃɪntəʊɪst
soloist
ˈsəʊləʊɪst
sumoist
ˈsuːməʊɪst
Taoist
ˈtaʊɪst
Titoist
ˈtiːtəʊɪst
torpedoist
tɔːˈpiːdəʊɪst
vacuist
ˈvækjʊɪst
zoist
ˈzəʊɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CASUIST

casual worker
casualism
casualization
casualize
casually
casualness
casuals
casualties
casualty
casualty department
casualty list
casualty ward
casuarina
casuistic
casuistical
casuistically
casuistries
casuistry
casus
casus belli

WORDS THAT END LIKE CASUIST

acquist
Adrian Quist
bilinguist
buist
cataloguist
ethnolinguist
euphuist
fuguist
jujuist
linguist
monologuist
multilinguist
psycholinguist
quist
revuist
Sinarquist
sociolinguist
soliloquist
somniloquist
ventriloquist

Synonyms and antonyms of casuist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «casuist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CASUIST

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诡辩
1,325 millions of speakers

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casuist
570 millions of speakers

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casuist
510 millions of speakers

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casuist
380 millions of speakers
ar

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casuist
280 millions of speakers

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казуист
278 millions of speakers

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casuísta
270 millions of speakers

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কূটতার্কিক
260 millions of speakers

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casuiste
220 millions of speakers

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Casuist
190 millions of speakers

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Kasuist
180 millions of speakers

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casuist
130 millions of speakers

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궤변 론자
85 millions of speakers

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Casuist
85 millions of speakers
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người khéo giải quyết
80 millions of speakers

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casuist
75 millions of speakers

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जुगारी
75 millions of speakers

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safsatacı
70 millions of speakers

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casista
65 millions of speakers

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casuist
50 millions of speakers

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казуїстом
40 millions of speakers

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casuist
30 millions of speakers
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σοφιστής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kazuist
14 millions of speakers
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sofist
10 millions of speakers
no

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casuist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of casuist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CASUIST»

The term «casuist» is normally little used and occupies the 139.669 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CASUIST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about casuist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CASUIST»

Discover the use of casuist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to casuist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fragmentation and Consensus: Communitarian and Casuist Bioethics
Combining theoretical, practical, and scholarly insights, this book will be of interest to philosophers, political and social scientists, and bioethicists.
Mark G. Kuczewski, 1999
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The Casuist: A Collection of Cases in Moral and Pastoral ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
John Ambrose McHugh, 2012
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The Casuist
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Anonymous, General Books, 2010
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Methods in Medical Ethics
All human enterprises, from marriage to medicine and from economics to education, are fluid and shift their constituent features over time and in different settings.The casuist who wishes to hang a particular case on a permanent structure will ...
Jeremy Sugarman, Daniel P. Sulmasy, 2010
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Marketing
Casuist The casuist ethical theory compares a current ethical dilemma with examples of similar ethical dilemmas and their outcomes. This allows one to determine the severity of the situation and to create the best possible solution according to ...
Charles Lamb, Joe Hair, Carl McDaniel, 2010
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Artificial Intelligence and Computational Intelligence: ...
International Conference, AICI 2009, Shanghai, China, November 7-8, 2009, Proceedings Hepu Deng, Lanzhou Wang, Fu Lee Wang, Jingsheng Lei. Fig. 1. Structure of Casuist BDI-Agent architecture ...
Hepu Deng, Lanzhou Wang, Fu Lee Wang, 2009
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The Ethics of Aquinas
Because of the preoccupation with second-order concerns, the development from moral theology as a separate discipline (the view of the casuist manuals) through the scriptural basis of all theology (the desire of the council) to theological ...
Stephen J. Pope, 2002
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The Christian Casuist: Or, a Treatise of Conscience
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Jean La Placette, 2011
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The Casuist, V2: A Collection of Cases in Moral and Pastoral ...
This is a new release of the original 1924 edition.
Stanislaus Woywod, 2013
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Introduction to Moral Theology (Catholic Moral Thought, ...
For instance, consider the casuist adage, "Possidet lex, possidet libertas," that is, the one who obeys the law, possesses true liberty. This adage, along with many others that were commonplace, indicates the important role that a correct ...
Romanus Cessario, 2001

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CASUIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term casuist is used in the context of the following news items.
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The twisted logic of John Roberts' ObamaCare ruling
... with knowing falsehood simply to win the day. It's casuistry. Perhaps we should rename John Roberts the chief casuist of the United States. «New York Post, Jun 15»
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The Catholic Church: Returning to ritual a way of avoiding issues
The Church is a great casuist and Cardinal Pell is a foremost exponent of this methodology. A major player in the debacle of Ballarat, he hides ... «The Age, May 15»
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Thaksin raps coup 'masterminds'
casuist Thailand Posted: 841 | 23 May 2015 at 13.47. For anyone with eyes to see, Thaksin is doing no more than stating the obvious. 68. 58. 1. «Bangkok Post, May 15»
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Prayut denies Privy Council behind coup
No, I changed my mind. casuist Thailand Posted: 842 | 23 May 2015 at 16.19. This is a classic non-denial denial, designed to conceal the truth. «Bangkok Post, May 15»
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Four slain in Pattani raid 'not militants' | Bangkok Post: news
casuist Thailand Posted: 841 | 7 Apr 2015 at 17.17. If, as stated, the "raid was conducted properly and in line with required procedures" and yet ... «Bangkok Post, Apr 15»

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