Antonyms for casuistic

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kazh-oo-is-tik or kazh-oo-is-ti-kuh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˌkæʒ uˈɪs tɪk or ˌkæʒ uˈɪs tɪ kəl

Definition of casuistic

As in specious : adj misleading
As in unscrupulous : adj immoral
As in quibbling : adj trifling
As in evasive : adj deceitful, tricky
As in false : adj wrong, made up
As in illogical : adj not making sense

Example sentences :

In fact the casuistic Elihu casts no light whatever on the situation.
Extract from : « Demonology and Devil-lore » by Moncure Daniel Conway

These last are perhaps to be regarded as casuistic discussions like those which play such a large part in Jewish tradition.
Extract from : « The Literature and History of New Testament Times » by J. Gresham (John Gresham) Machen

If that despotic and casuistic recluse could have known what my heart and soul are like, she would have advised you differently.
Extract from : « The Bride of the Nile, Complete » by Georg Ebers

This is the position of the casuistic mystic moralist and not of the man who sees only the visible world.
Extract from : « Robert Louis Stevenson » by Alexander H. Japp

My casuistic knowledge is not sufficient to solve such a question reasonably.
Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various

The Jansenists, however, endeavored to meet the Papal condemnation with casuistic subtlety.
Extract from : « The War Upon Religion » by Rev. Francis A. Cunningham

But the concession can only be made for the sake of casuistic argument.
Extract from : « Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 » by Various

A casuistic proceeding was necessary as well as a firm union of the bishops as pillars of the Church.
Extract from : « History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) » by Adolph Harnack

I was sure of Alisanda's constancy, and yet did not know what pressure their casuistic minds might bring to bear against her will.
Extract from : « A Volunteer with Pike » by Robert Ames Bennet

The theory, casuistic and subtle, appealed momentarily to a society that had no theories at all.
Extract from : « Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern » by Edgar Saltus

Synonyms for casuistic

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