casuist

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von casuist im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

{i} ahlâk sorunlarını kafasına göre yorumlayan kimse

{i} safsatacı

Relevante Übersetzungen

casuistic

ahlak kuralları ile ilgili

casuistic

{s} ahlâk kuralları ile ilgili

casuistic

safsatacı

casuistic

{s} safsatalı

casuistically

ahlâk kuralları ile ilgili olarak

casuistically

safsatalı olarak

casuistically

safsatalı bir şekilde

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von casuist im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Someone who attempts to specify exact and precise rules for the direction of every circumstance of behavior

The second set of moralists, among whom we may count all the casuists of the middle and latter ages of the christian church, ... endeavor to lay down exact and precise rules for the direction of every circumstance of our behaviour.

A person who resolves cases of conscience or moral duty

Someone who argues over fine details; a quibbler or sophist

A sophist who insists on debating the smallest details

{n} a nice resolver of cases of conscience

One who is skilled in, or given to, casuistry

a theologian or other person who resolves cases of conscience or moral duty

someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious

To play the casuist

{i} one who studies issues of moral conduct; false reasoning

Relevante Übersetzungen

casuistic

Relating to casuistry (attempts to solve moral dilemmas by applying general rules)

casuistic

Overly subtle, hair-splitting

These subjects have exercised not a little the casuistic talents of the Arab doctors: a folio volume might be filled with differences of opinion on the subject, Is a blind man sound?.

casuistically

Using casuistry or casuistics

He approached the moral dilemma casuistically, not abstractly from first principles.

casuistically

From the perspective of casuistics or casuistry

casuistic

of or relating to the use of ethical principles to resolve moral problems of or relating to or practicing casuistry; "overly subtle casuistic reasoning

casuistic

of or relating to or practicing casuistry; "overly subtle casuistic reasoning"

casuistic

{s} pertaining to the study of moral conduct; pertaining to false reasoning

casuistic

of or relating to the use of ethical principles to resolve moral problems

casuistic

Of or pertaining to casuists or casuistry

casuistic

casuistical

casuistically

in a casuistic manner

casuistically

using casuistry

casuists

plural of casuist

Silbentrennung

ca·su·ist

Etymologie

() Directly or via French casuiste, from Spanish casuista, from Latin casus (“case”)