casuist

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Someone who attempts to specify exact and precise rules for the direction of every circumstance of behavior

The second set of moralists, among whom we may count all the casuists of the middle and latter ages of the christian church, ... endeavor to lay down exact and precise rules for the direction of every circumstance of our behaviour.

A person who resolves cases of conscience or moral duty
Someone who argues over fine details; a quibbler or sophist
A sophist who insists on debating the smallest details
{n} a nice resolver of cases of conscience
One who is skilled in, or given to, casuistry
a theologian or other person who resolves cases of conscience or moral duty
someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
To play the casuist
{i} one who studies issues of moral conduct; false reasoning
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Relating to casuistry (attempts to solve moral dilemmas by applying general rules)
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Overly subtle, hair-splitting

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?.

casuistically
Using casuistry or casuistics

He approached the moral dilemma casuistically, not abstractly from first principles.

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From the perspective of casuistics or casuistry
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of or relating to the use of ethical principles to resolve moral problems of or relating to or practicing casuistry; "overly subtle casuistic reasoning
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of or relating to or practicing casuistry; "overly subtle casuistic reasoning"
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{s} pertaining to the study of moral conduct; pertaining to false reasoning
casuistic
of or relating to the use of ethical principles to resolve moral problems
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Of or pertaining to casuists or casuistry
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casuistical
casuistically
in a casuistic manner
casuistically
using casuistry
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plural of casuist
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    Etymologie

    () Directly or via French casuiste, from Spanish casuista, from Latin casus (“case”)
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