Synonyms for casuistry
ˈkæʒ u ə strica·su·ist·ry

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1. casuistrynoun

   Synonyms:
   casuistics

2. casuistrynoun

   Synonyms:
   rationalization, legalism, excuse

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1. casuistry

   Synonyms:
   sophistry, jesuitry, fallacy, refinement, quibble, strawsplitting

   Antonyms:
   reason, conscience, commonsense

Princeton's WordNet

1. casuistrynoun

   argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading

2. casuistrynoun

   moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas

Matched Categories

1. • Argumentation
   • Ethics

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How to use casuistry in a sentence?

1. Eli Khamarov:

   ... the inability to view the validations of unpopular views, because the focus of their casuistry has been reduced to mindless invalidation.