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English Dictionary: casuist	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for casuist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
casuist n someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious [syn: casuist, sophist]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Casuist \Cas"uist\, n. [L. casus fall, case; cf. F. casuiste. See {Casual}.] One who is skilled in, or given to, casuistry. The judment of any casuist* or learned divine concerning the state of a man's soul, is not sufficient to give him confidence. --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Casuist \Cas"u*ist\, v. i. To play the casuist. --Milton.