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casuistical

/kazh-oo-is-tik/US // ˌkæʒ uˈɪs tɪk //

盲文,盲目性,盲目的,盲证

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to casuists or casuistry.
    • : oversubtle; intellectually dishonest; sophistical: casuistic distinctions.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inmisleading
as inevasive

Examples

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

  • It could not be discussed without that admixture of legality and ethics which delights a casuistic intellect.

  • The casuistic sophistry of the canonical legists in deducing these war theories from the Koran is altogether futile.

  • But as the verse is not a legal command, we condemn at once the casuistic sophistry of the legists.

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