Casuist
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noun.
A person who is expert in or given to casuistry.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To play the part of a casuist.
noun.
One versed in or using casuistry; one who studies and resolves cases of conscience, or nice points regarding conduct.
noun.
Hence An over-subtle reasoner; a sophist.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
One who is skilled in, or given to, casuistry.
intransitive verb.
To play the casuist.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A person who resolves cases of conscience or moral duty.
noun.
Someone who attempts to specify
exact
and
precise
rules
for the direction of every circumstance of
behavior
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noun.
someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
Word Usage
"If the ascetic moralist was a quasi - mathematician, the casuist was a kind of medical man."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
ratiocinator
reasoner
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