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    cas·u·ist·ry
    /ˈkaZHəwəstrē/

    noun

    • 1. the use of clever but unsound reasoning, especially in relation to moral questions; sophistry.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › casuistryCasuistry Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CASUISTRY is a resolving of specific cases of conscience, duty, or conduct through interpretation of ethical principles or religious doctrine.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CasuistryCasuistry - Wikipedia

    Casuistry (/ ˈkæzjuɪstri / KAZ-ew-iss-tree) is a process of reasoning that seeks to resolve moral problems by extracting or extending abstract rules from a particular case, and reapplying those rules to new instances. [1] . This method occurs in applied ethics and jurisprudence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCASUISTRY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ U ] formal uk / ˈkæz.ju.ɪ.stri / us / ˈkæz.u.ɪ.stri / Add to word list. the use of clever arguments to trick people. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cheating & tricking. anti-fraud. bad faith. bamboozle. bilk. blackmail. deceive. diddle. feint. flannel. game-fixing. grifter. gull. gyp. have an eye to/for the main chance idiom.

  5. www.britannica.com › topic › casuistryCasuistry | Ethics & Moral Decision Making | Britannica

    casuistry, in ethics, a case-based method of reasoning. It is particularly employed in field-specific branches of professional ethics such as business ethics and bioethics. Casuistry typically uses general principles in reasoning analogically from clear-cut cases, called paradigms, to vexing cases.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncasuistry noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of casuistry noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCASUISTRY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Casuistry is the use of clever arguments to persuade or trick people. [ formal , disapproval ] The battle against casuistry and bad faith has been worth fighting.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCASUISTRY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    CASUISTRY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of casuistry in English. casuistry. noun [ U ] formal us / ˈkæz.u.ɪ.stri / uk / ˈkæz.ju.ɪ.stri / Add to word list. the use of clever arguments to trick people. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cheating & tricking. anti-fraud. bad faith. bamboozle. bilk. blackmail.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › casuistryCasuistry - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Casuistry is argumentation that is suspect and sneaky. Politicians, lawyers, and car salesmen who make dubious arguments full of holes are guilty of casuistry.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › casuistry_ncasuistry, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun casuistry. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. casuistry has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. religion (early 1700s) medicine (1880s)

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › casuistryCasuistry - definition of casuistry by The Free Dictionary

    casuistry. (ˈkæzjʊɪstrɪ) n, pl -ries. 1. (Philosophy) philosophy 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. 2. reasoning that is specious, misleading, or oversubtle.