casuistic

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/ˌkæzjuˈɪstɪk//ˌkæʒuˈɪstɪk/

adjective

Of or related to casuistry, attempting to solve moral dilemmas by application of general rules.

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Meanings

adjectivecasuistic (comparative more casuistic, superlative most casuistic)

comparative more casuistic · superlative most casuistic

  1. Of or related to casuistry, attempting to solve moral dilemmas by application of general rules.

    Synonyms: casuistical, hair-splitting

  2. Similar to the arguments of casuists, particularly (figurative, derogatory) overly subtle, hair-splitting.

    1855, Sir Richard Burton, Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 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?"

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or related to casuistry, attempting to solve moral dilemmas by application of general rules.

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casuisticalhair-splitting

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to or practicing casuistry

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casuistical

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

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casuistical
Also see
casuisticalhair-splittingjesuiticpilpulic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From casuist + -ic.

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Translations

Catalan casuístic
  • casuísticrelating to casuistry
Finnish kasuistinen
  • kasuistinenrelating to casuistry
German kasuistisch
  • kasuistischrelating to casuistry
Greek καζουιστικός
  • καζουιστικός (kazouistikós)relating to casuistry
Hungarian kazuisztikus
  • kazuisztikusrelating to casuistry
Latvian kazuistisks
  • kazuistisksrelating to casuistry
Polish kazuistyczny
  • kazuistycznyrelating to casuistry
Portuguese casuístico
  • casuísticorelating to casuistry
Russian казуисти́ческий
  • казуисти́ческий (kazuistíčeskij)relating to casuistry
Spanish casuístico
  • casuísticorelating to casuistry
Ukrainian казуїсти́чний, казуїсти́чний
  • казуїсти́чний (kazujistýčnyj)relating to casuistry
  • казуїсти́чний (kazujistýčnyj)overly subtle, hair-splitting
Cite this entry
APA

casuistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casuistic

MLA

“casuistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casuistic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “casuistic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casuistic.

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