CASUIST


Meaning of CASUIST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkæzjuɪst ]

n. 1 a person, esp. a theologian, who resolves problems of conscience, duty, etc., often with clever but false reasoning. 2 a sophist or quibbler. øøcasuistic adj. casuistical adj. casuistically adv. casuistry n. [F casuiste f. Sp. casuista f. L casus CASE(1)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.