Hypertext Webster Gateway: "casuist"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Casuist \Cas"u*ist\, n. [L. casus fall, case; cf. F. casuiste.
See {Casual}.]
One who is skilled in, or given to, casuistry.
The judment of any casuist or learned divine concerning
the state of a man's soul, is not sufficient to give
him confidence. --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Casuist \Cas"u*ist\, v. i.
To play the casuist. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
casuist
n : someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious [syn: {sophist}]
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