Synonyms for casuistic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kazh-oo-is-tik or kazh-oo-is-ti-kuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkæʒ uˈɪs tɪk or ˌkæʒ uˈɪs tɪ kəl

Top 10 synonyms for casuistic Other synonyms for the word casuistic

Définition of casuistic

  • As in specious : adj misleading
  • As in unscrupulous : adj immoral
  • As in quibbling : adj trifling
  • As in evasive : adj deceitful, tricky
  • As in false : adj wrong, made up
  • As in illogical : adj not making sense
Example sentences :
  • In fact the casuistic Elihu casts no light whatever on the situation.
  • Extract from : « Demonology and Devil-lore » by Moncure Daniel Conway
  • These last are perhaps to be regarded as casuistic discussions like those which play such a large part in Jewish tradition.
  • Extract from : « The Literature and History of New Testament Times » by J. Gresham (John Gresham) Machen
  • If that despotic and casuistic recluse could have known what my heart and soul are like, she would have advised you differently.
  • Extract from : « The Bride of the Nile, Complete » by Georg Ebers
  • This is the position of the casuistic mystic moralist and not of the man who sees only the visible world.
  • Extract from : « Robert Louis Stevenson » by Alexander H. Japp
  • My casuistic knowledge is not sufficient to solve such a question reasonably.
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various
  • The Jansenists, however, endeavored to meet the Papal condemnation with casuistic subtlety.
  • Extract from : « The War Upon Religion » by Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
  • But the concession can only be made for the sake of casuistic argument.
  • Extract from : « Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 » by Various
  • A casuistic proceeding was necessary as well as a firm union of the bishops as pillars of the Church.
  • Extract from : « History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) » by Adolph Harnack
  • I was sure of Alisanda's constancy, and yet did not know what pressure their casuistic minds might bring to bear against her will.
  • Extract from : « A Volunteer with Pike » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • The theory, casuistic and subtle, appealed momentarily to a society that had no theories at all.
  • Extract from : « Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern » by Edgar Saltus

Antonyms for casuistic

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