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- noun Plural form of
casuist .
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Examples
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By recalling casuists to the study of their classic authors he restored casuistry itself to the place its importance and dignity demanded.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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_ Stephano and Trinculo, almost alone among Shakespeare's rascals, are drawn without geniality, and Sludge is the only one of Browning's "casuists" whom he treats with open scorn.
Robert Browning 1892
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Now is the time for the defense to rest and the casuists to open their eyes as well.
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Who shall decide when doctors disagree, and soundest casuists doubt, like you and me?
The Viognier Vendetta Ellen Crosby 2010
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As for the casuists, she shared their practical view of life: Deciding right or wrong on moral issues depended on the circumstances.
The Viognier Vendetta Ellen Crosby 2010
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Now is the time for the defense to rest and the casuists to open their eyes as well.
David Vognar: Making Real Peace with the Spirit of John F. Kennedy 2010
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In 1679 Pope Innocent XI publicly condemned sixty-five of the more radical propositions stricti mentalis, taken chiefly from the writings of Escobar, Francisco Suárez and other casuists as propositiones laxorum moralistarum and forbade anyone to teach them under penalty of excommunication.
The Society of Scholastics -- online courses about to start 2009
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"In 1679 Pope Innocent XI publicly condemned sixty-five of the more radical propositions stricti mentalis, taken chiefly from the writings of Escobar, Francisco Suárez and other casuists as propositiones laxorum moralistarum and forbade anyone to teach them under penalty of excommunication."
The Society of Scholastics -- online courses about to start 2009
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The great advantage of “international law” for casuists is of course that it does not exist.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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“You are subtle casuists, you men of Bale,” answered the
Anne of Geierstein 2008
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