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casuistical — sophistical, fallacious (see under FALLACY) Analogous words: *plausible, specious: tortuous (see WINDING): oblique, devious, *crooked: *misleading, delusive, deceptive, delusory Contrasted words: sound, cogent, convincing, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Casuistical — Casuistic Cas u*is tic, Casuistical Cas u*is tic*al, a. Of or pertaining to casuists or casuistry; as, casuistic thinking. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
casuistical — casuistry ► NOUN ▪ the use of clever but false reasoning, especially in relation to moral issues. DERIVATIVES casuist noun casuistic adjective casuistical adjective. ORIGIN from Spanish casuista, from Latin casus fall, chance, occurrence … English terms dictionary
casuistical — adjective see casuist … New Collegiate Dictionary
casuistical — adjective casuistic … Wiktionary
casuistical — adj. pertaining to the study of moral conduct; pertaining to false reasoning … English contemporary dictionary
casuistical — ca·su·is·ti·cal … English syllables
casuistical — adjective 1. of or relating to or practicing casuistry overly subtle casuistic reasoning • Syn: ↑casuistic • Pertains to noun: ↑casuistry, ↑casuistry (for: ↑casuistic) … Useful english dictionary
Moral Theology — • Limited to those doctrines which discuss the relations of man and his free actions to God and his supernatural end, and propose the means instituted by God for the attainment of that end Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Moral Theology … Catholic encyclopedia
casuistic — adjective 1. of or relating to or practicing casuistry overly subtle casuistic reasoning • Syn: ↑casuistical • Pertains to noun: ↑casuistry (for: ↑casuistical), ↑casuistry … Useful english dictionary
