casuist

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casuist - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Casuist \Cas"u*ist\, v. i.
     To play the casuist. --Milton.
     [1913 Webster] Casuistic

  Casuist \Cas"u*ist\, n. [L. casus fall, case; cf. F. casuiste.
     See Casual.]
     One who is skilled in, or given to, casuistry.
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           The judment of any casuist or learned divine concerning
           the state of a man's soul, is not sufficient to give
           him confidence.                          --South.
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casuist - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  casuist
      n 1: someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious [syn:
           casuist, sophist]