casuistic

English

Etymology

casuist +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌkæzjuˈɪstɪk/, /ˌkæʒuˈɪstɪk/

Adjective

casuistic (comparative more casuistic, superlative most casuistic)

Relating to casuistry (attempts to solve moral dilemmas by applying general rules).
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?"

Translations

relating to casuistry

Asturian: casuísticu
Belarusian: казуісты́чны (kazuistýčny)
Catalan: casuístic
Finnish: kasuistinen (fi)
German: kasuistisch (de)
Greek: καζουιστικός (el) (kazouistikós)
Hungarian: kazuisztikus
Latvian: kazuistisks
Polish: kazuistyczny
Portuguese: casuístico (pt)
Russian: казуисти́ческий (ru) (kazuistíčeskij)
Spanish: casuístico (es)
Ukrainian: казуїсти́чний (uk) (kazujistýčnyj)

overly subtle, hair-splitting

Ukrainian: казуїсти́чний (uk) (kazujistýčnyj)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

French: ^{(please verify)} casuistique (fr)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.