Definitions for casuistic

casuistic cas·u·is·tic

Spelling: [kazh-oo-is-tik or kazh-oo-is-ti-kuh l]
IPA: /ˌkæʒ uˈɪs tɪk or ˌkæʒ uˈɪs tɪ kəl/

Casuistic is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 187 anagrams from letters in casuistic (acciisstu).

Definitions for casuistic

adjective

  1. pertaining to casuists or casuistry.
  2. oversubtle; intellectually dishonest; sophistical:

Origin of casuistic

First recorded in 1650-60; casuist + -ic

Examples for casuistic

A casuistic proceeding was necessary as well as a firm union of the bishops as pillars of the Church.

In fact the casuistic Elihu casts no light whatever on the situation.

The theory, casuistic and subtle, appealed momentarily to a society that had no theories at all.

This is the position of the casuistic mystic moralist and not of the man who sees only the visible world.

If that despotic and casuistic recluse could have known what my heart and soul are like, she would have advised you differently.

I was sure of Alisanda's constancy, and yet did not know what pressure their casuistic minds might bring to bear against her will.

The Jansenists, however, endeavored to meet the Papal condemnation with casuistic subtlety.

But the concession can only be made for the sake of casuistic argument.

My casuistic knowledge is not sufficient to solve such a question reasonably.

These last are perhaps to be regarded as casuistic discussions like those which play such a large part in Jewish tradition.

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