| Front | casuistry \KAZH-oo-uh-stree\ |
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| Back | noun 1. Deceptive or excessively subtle reasoning, especially on moral issues. 2. A resolving of specific cases of conscience, duty, or conduct through interpretation of ethical principles or religious doctrine. [From Latin casus (case, fall, chance), past participle of cadere (to fall). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kad- (to fall) that is also the source of cadence, cascade, casualty, cadaver, chance, chute, accident, occident, decay, and recidivism. Earliest documented use: 1712.] "We were once a brutally honest people, but we've become too much given to casuistry." - Gabriel Anda; Scissors, Rock, and Paper Doll; Xlibris; 2011. |
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