casuist

Speech parts

1. casuist - Noun

2. casuist - Verb

Meaning

To play the casuist.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sophist wrangler charlatan pedant scholar philosopher crook impostor hypocrite bigot smoothie theorist thinker phony trickster
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Antonyms

twit goon dunce fool stupid dummy
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Hypernyms

reasoner ratiocinator

Related terms

casuistry casuistic casuistical casuistics

Examples

From it, the casuist would ask how closely the given case currently under consideration matches the paradigmatic case. Source: Internet

The casuist might conclude that a person is wrong to lie in legal testimony under oath, but might argue that lying actually is the best moral choice if the lie saves a life. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Casuarinales casuarinin Casuarius casuistic casuistic hairsplitting casuistical