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PRONUNCIATION OF CASUISTIC

casuistic  [ˌkæzjʊˈɪstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CASUISTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Casuistic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CASUISTIC 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 casuistic in the English dictionary

The definition of casuistic in the dictionary is of or relating to the resolution of particular moral dilemmas, esp those arising from conflicting general moral rules, by careful distinction of the cases to which these rules apply. Other definition of casuistic is specious, misleading, or oversubtle.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CASUISTIC


altruistic
ˌæltrʊˈɪstɪk
atheistic
ˌeɪθɪˈɪstɪk
Averroistic
ˌævərəʊˈɪstɪk
deistic
diːˈɪstɪk
egoistic
ˌiːɡəʊˈɪstɪk
expressionistic
ɪkˌsprɛʃ ənˈɪstɪk
humoristic
ˌhjuːmərˈɪstɪk
hylozoistic
ˌhaɪləzəʊˈɪstɪk
jingoistic
ˌdʒɪŋɡəʊˈɪstɪk
meroistic
ˌmerəʊˈɪstɪk
mutualistic
ˌmjuːtʃʊəlˈɪstɪk
panoistic
ˌpænəʊˈɪstɪk
pantheistic
ˌpænθɪˈɪstɪk
polytheistic
ˌpɒlɪθiːˈɪstɪk
sensationalistic
sɛnˌseɪʃənəlˈɪstɪk
shamanistic
ˌʃeɪmənˈɪstɪk
soloistic
ˌsəʊləʊˈɪstɪk
Taoistic
ˌtaʊˈɪstɪk
terroristic
ˌtɛrərˈɪstɪk
touristic
tʊərˈɪstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CASUISTIC

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE CASUISTIC

anachronistic
artistic
autistic
ballistic
characteristic
deterministic
domestic
futuristic
holistic
linguistic
logistic
minimalistic
optimistic
probabilistic
realistic
sadistic
simplistic
statistic
stylistic
synergistic
unrealistic

Synonyms and antonyms of casuistic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «casuistic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CASUISTIC

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The translations of casuistic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «casuistic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

诡辩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

casuística
570 millions of speakers

English

casuistic
510 millions of speakers

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कैस्युइस्टीक
380 millions of speakers
ar

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الافتاء
280 millions of speakers

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казуистический
278 millions of speakers

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casuística
270 millions of speakers

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কূটতর্কমত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

casuistique
220 millions of speakers

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Casuistik
190 millions of speakers

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kasuistisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

詭弁的な
130 millions of speakers

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casuistic
85 millions of speakers

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Casuistic
85 millions of speakers
vi

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chuyên giải trường hợp khó sử
80 millions of speakers

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casuistic
75 millions of speakers

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आकस्मिक
75 millions of speakers

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safsatalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

casistico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kazuistyczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

казуїстичний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cazuistic
30 millions of speakers
el

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περιπτωσιολογική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kasuïstiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kasuistisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kasuistisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of casuistic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CASUISTIC»

The term «casuistic» is normally little used and occupies the 135.210 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CASUISTIC» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CASUISTIC»

Discover the use of casuistic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to casuistic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reading Law as Narrative: A Study in the Casuistic Laws of ...
This book is the first to present an interpretive method integrating biblical law, jurisprudence, and literary theory, reflecting the current “law and literature” school within legal studies.
Assnat Bartor, 2010
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Inventing God's Law : How the Covenant Code of the Bible ...
A primary feature that distinguishes 23:4–5 from their context is their pseudo- casuistic (or mixed-apodictic) formulation. Pseudo-casuistic formulation appears in the apodictic and casuistic laws in 20:25; 21:2; 22:22–23, 24,25; 23:4–5, over ...
David P. Wright Professor of Bible and Ancient Near East Brandeis University, 2009
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A Guide Through the Old Testament
The form these laws take is called procedural, or "casuistic," law. Casuistic laws are conditional: if a. certain crime is committed, then this punishment will follow. Casuistic laws in the Old Testament interpret and apply the principles of apodictic  ...
Celia Brewer Marshall, Celia B. Sinclair, 1989
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Homicide in the Biblical World
These laws exhibit an apodictic style alien to the conditional sentences of the casuistic laws.79 For example, Exod 21:12 contains a circumstantial participle in place of the protasis and an infinitive absolute in the apodosis - "Whoever fatally  ...
Pamela Barmash, 2005
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Knowing Scripture
enemy's cow or camel wandering away, do i have to return them? the law doesn't say so. casuistic law gives the principle by example. it implicitly covers cows, camels, chickens and horses. if the Bible gave an explicit ruling for every ...
R. C. Sproul, 2009
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Old Testament Theology
He designated as casuistic law306 ordinances consisting of the description of an offense or a legal case (protasis) and the determination of the legal consequences (apodosis). Casuistic law is formulated in the objective "if style," 307 meaning ...
Preuss, Horst Dietrich Preuss, 1995
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The Divided Self of William James
If James is to follow his casuistic rule consistently, he must factor in deontological desires on the same level with every other sort of desire. Although James's casuistic rule differs from classical utilitarianism in regard to what we are to maximize, ...
Richard M. Gale, 1999
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Methods in Medical Ethics
The contemporary literature cited previously in this essay, particularly the essays mentioned in “Critiques of Casuistry,” constitute the principal resources for the cur - rent reflections on the use ofthe casuistic method. However, much ofthat ...
Jeremy Sugarman, Daniel P. Sulmasy, 2010
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Biblical Hermeneutics: A Comprehensive Introduction to ...
Alt's other category was casuistic law, which identifies a particular case (or situation) and then delineates the legal consequences of that case. Such law is conditional in the sense that it stipulates the conditions under which certain rules apply.
Bruce Corley, Steve W. Lemke, Grant I. Lovejoy, 2002
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The Interpretation of Exodus: Studies in Honour of Cornelis ...
Besides the distinction between casuistic and apodictic stipulations, there are differences in addressing ('you' or 'he'), in beginning formulae ('if, 'and if or 'one who') and in punishment formulae ('shall be put to death' or 'you shall not permit to ...
Riemer Roukema, Klaas Spronk, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CASUISTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term casuistic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Waiting for Jesus on the Campaign Trail
The manifesto launches may, hopefully, change this somewhat but the vacuous, casuistic tone is seemingly set at national level. Reaction to ... «The News Hub, Apr 15»
2
The Incredible Obama Doctrine
“Smart” policy means stringing together endless casuistic reasons for not acting. Instead, their real imperative is to temporize with high-minded ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
3
Where the right to speak is howled down
This piece of casuistic nonsense is worth reading in full as it says volumes about the mentality that defenders of free speech on campus have to ... «The Australian, Apr 15»
4
Is Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt a Racist Troll, Literary …
... judgments masquerading as likeable cantankerousness, or a bunch of casuistic setups for one-liners unworthy of a Comedy Central Roast. «Flavorwire, Mar 15»
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The Prospects For Reform In Islam - Analysis
Contemporary fundamentalist and essentialistic orientations imagine Islamic law to be highly deterministic and casuistic, but this is in sharp ... «Eurasia Review, Mar 15»
6
Taking Back Agile
They turned casuistic tasks on systematic ones executed as many times as possible. Examples of those were: Code integration and testing. «InfoQ.com, Mar 15»
7
The Problem With Sex According to Buddhism
... of sex-acts” — leading scholars to question whether the text reflects actual cases in the early Buddhist order, casuistic anticipation of potential ... «Fair Observer, Mar 15»
8
Torah portion: Learning Torah through the kid with special needs
First are casuistic laws, characterized by their “when X, then Y” structure: When a fire is started and spreads too far, then the one who started ... «Jewish Journal, Feb 15»
9
Slavoj Zizek should stop clowning around with communist concepts
... as well as a lot of casuistic stuff about the nature and uses of violence and terror. As with Zizek's previous books, one is left with the image not ... «The Australian, Jan 15»
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The Structure of the Good Society
There is some originality in the fact that they are apodictic, that is, simple statements of “You shall not,” as opposed to the casuistic form, “If … then.” But they are ... «Chabad.org, Jan 15»

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