Definition of Casuist. Meaning of Casuist. Synonyms of Casuist

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Definition of Casuist

Casuist
Casuist Cas"u*ist, v. i. To play the casuist. --Milton.

Meaning of Casuist from wikipedia

- According to the Online Etymological Dictionary, the term and its agent noun "casuist", appearing from about 1600, derive from the Latin noun casus, meaning...
- ruler Ur-Nammu had formulated the first law code, which consisted of casuistic statements ("if … then ..."). Around 1760 BC, King Hammurabi further developed...
- The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits (/ˈdʒɛʒuɪts, ˈdʒɛzju-/ JEZH-oo-its, JEZ-ew-;...
- term "pilpul" was increasingly applied derogatorily to novellae deemed casuistic and hairsplitting. Authors referred to their own commentaries as "al derekh...
- Sanderson (19 September 1587 – 29 January 1663) was an English theologian and casuist. He was born in Sheffield in Yorkshire and grew up at Gilthwaite Hall,...
- the gods "to prevent the strong from oppressing the weak". The laws are casuistic, expressed as "if ... then" conditional sentences. Their scope is broad...
- part of the Kingdom of Naples, Prignano was a devout monk and learned casuist, trained at Avignon. On 21 March 1364 he was consecrated Archbishop of...
- Athenian Mercury, or The Athenian Gazette, or The Question Project, or The Casuistical Mercury, was a periodical written by The Athenian Society and published...
- gift to one another: Jesus avoids entangling himself in juridical or casuistic controversies; instead, he appeals twice to the "beginning". By doing...
- delict "not excluding excommunication". In the Early Modern period, some casuists (inter alia, Thomas Sanchez) justified mental reservation, a form of deception...