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Complete Definition of "casuistry"

English

Etymology
From French casuiste, in turn from Latin casus, meaning �a chance.� First recorded use in 1725.

Noun
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casuistry

  1. The process of answer|answering moral or ethical questions via interpretation of rules of ethics or cases that illustrate such rules.
  2. rationalization|Rationalization, that is, a bogus argument designed to defend an action or feeling.

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