Casuist

['kæzjʊɪst;-ʒj-] or ['kæʒjʊɪst]

Definition

(noun.) someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious.

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Definition

(n.) One who is skilled in, or given to, casuistry.

(v. i.) To play the casuist.

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Definition

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.

Editor: Nancy