Cages for Gnats, and Chains to Yoak a Flea; Dry'd Butterflies, and Tomes of Caſuiſtry
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Casuistry
//ˈkæzjuːɪstɹi//
Synonyms for "casuistry" (129 found)
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litigationlogiclogomachymental philosophymetaphysicsmisapplicationmockerymoral philosophymystificationobfuscationobscurantismontologyoversubtletypaper warpassage of armsperfectionismperversionphenomenologyphilosophastryphilosophic doctrine
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philosophic systemphilosophic theoryphilosophical inquiryphilosophical speculationphilosophismphilosophyplausibilityplausiblenesspolemicpolemicsrationalizationrhubarbschool of philosophyschool of thoughtscience of beingset toset-tosituation ethicssophismsophistical reasoningsophisticationsophistryspecial pleadingspeciosityspecious reasoningspeciousnessspuriousnessstoicismsubtletytheory of beautytheory of knowledgetongue in cheekuncandidnessuncandorunfranknessutilitarianismvalue theoryverbal engagementvicious circlevicious reasoningwar of wordswrangling
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20 translations across 19 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- դիպվածաբանություն noun (process)
- կազուիստիկա noun (process)
Asturian
1 entries- casuística noun (process)
Belarusian
1 entries- казуі́стыка noun (process)
Catalan
1 entries- casuística noun (process)
Czech
1 entries- kazuistika noun (process)
Finnish
1 entries- kasuistiikka noun (process)
French
1 entries- casuistique noun (process)
German
1 entries- Kasuistik noun (process)
Hungarian
1 entries- kazuisztika noun (process)
Italian
1 entries- casistica noun (process)
Latvian
1 entries- kazuistika noun (process)
Polish
1 entries- kazuistyka noun (process)
Portuguese
1 entries- casuística noun (process)
Romanian
1 entries- cazuistică noun (process)
Russian
1 entries- казуи́стика noun (process)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- kazuistika noun (process)
Spanish
1 entries- casuística noun (process)
Swedish
1 entries- kasuistik noun (process)
Ukrainian
1 entries- казуї́стика noun (process)
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The letters of Margarita were all that the fondest lover could desire, the eye of a poet linger on, but they did not contain the casuistry which could lead Glentworth to renounce a faith which he had now been led to examine in a manner he had certainly never done before.
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And yet it would seem that the whole analysis he had made, his attempt to find a moral solution to the problem, was complete. His casuistry had been honed to a razor’s edge, and he could no longer think of any objections.
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“And if you lose?” Diana enunciated, through a thin grin. She meant to extract casuistry’s penalty in advance.
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