Definition
Someone who uses clever or tricky reasoning to justify something questionable, often by focusing on special cases instead of general rules.
Etymology
From Latin 'casus' (case or situation) plus '-ist,' originally referring to theologians who debated specific moral cases, but evolved to mean someone who reasons deceptively.
Kelly Says
Jesuit priests were originally called 'casuists' because they specialized in resolving difficult moral cases through detailed logical argument—but the word eventually became an insult for sophistry.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُحَاوِرٌ
mu-ha-awir-un
BNবাংলা
বিতর্ককারী
bi-tar-kar-ee
CACatalà
casuista
ka-soo-ee-sta
CSČeština
kasuistik
ka-soo-is-tik
DADansk
casuist
ka-soo-ist
DEDeutsch
Casuist
ka-zoost
ELΕλληνικά
καζουιστής
ka-zoo-is-tis
ESEspañol
casuista
ka-soo-ee-sta
FAفارسی
مُجادِلَهگر
mo-ja-deh-gar
FISuomi
kasuisti
ka-soo-sti
FRFrançais
casuistique
ka-zwee-is-teek
GUGU
વિવાદકાર
vi-va-da-kar
HEעברית
מַקְשֵׁף
ma-kash-ef
HIहिन्दी
विवादवादी
vee-vaad-vaadi
HUMagyar
casuista
ka-soo-ees-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
kasuis
ka-soo-is
IGIG
onye na-eche
o-nye na-e-che
ITItaliano
casuista
ka-soo-ee-sta
KMKM
អ្នកប្រវ្រ្ថ
a-nk ba-rvat
MSBahasa Melayu
kasuis
ka-soo-is
MYမြန်မာ
ဆိုရိုးစကားပြော
so-ro-e-ska-pa-h-ro
NLNederlands
casuïst
ka-soo-ist
NONorsk
casuist
ka-soo-ist
PLPolski
kasuista
ka-soo-i-sta
PTPortuguês
casuísta
ka-soo-ee-sta
RORomână
casuist
ka-soo-ist
RUРусский
казуист
ka-zui-ist
SVSvenska
casuist
ka-soo-ist
SWKiswahili
mwanasheria
mwa-na-she-ri-a
TAதமிழ்
விவாதக்காரர்
vi-va-da-ka-a-rar
TEతెలుగు
వివాదకారుడు
vi-va-da-ka-ru-du
THไทย
นักอภิปราย
naak a-phi-prai
TLTL
kasuista
ka-soo-ee-sta
TRTürkçe
casus uzmanı
ka-su-s uz-man-i
UKУкраїнська
казуїст
ka-zui-ist
URاردو
مُجادِلہ کرنے والا
mu-ja-a-la-kar-na-wala
VITiếng Việt
người biện luận
ngoi bien-luan
ZUZU
umshayeli
um-sha-ye-li