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Synonyms for casuistry

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The process of answering practical questions by means of interpretation of rules, or of cases that illustrate such rules, especially in ethics; case-based reasoning.

Related words

Word family
casuist casuistic casuistical casuistics

Forms

Plural
casuistries → sophistries, fallacies, hair-splittings, legalisms…

Example sentences

  • fallacy That's not a valid argument. It's a logical fallacy.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
casuistrysteady
fallacysteady
sophistrysteady
legalismrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
fallacy3
8 letters
legalism4
9 letters
sophistry3
10 letters
casuistics

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fallacy3 = 3 syllables).