How do you pronounce casuistry?

casuistry is pronounced as /ˈkæʒuɪstri/.

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casuistry

🌀casuistry (casuistri)

noun

/ˈkæʒuɪstri/

casuística (casuistica)

Casualty Cat

Meaning

The use of clever but false reasoning, especially in relation to moral questions.

Traducción del significado

El uso de razonamientos astutos pero falsos, especialmente en cuestiones morales.

Oraciones de ejemplo

The lawyer’s argument was dismissed as mere casuistry.

El argumento del abogado fue desestimado como mera casuística.

El argumento del abogado fue desestimado como mera casuistica.

Synonyms

sophistry, fallacy, deception, trickery, quibbling

Antonyms

truth, honesty, sincerity

Colocaciones

moral casuistry, political casuistry, legal casuistry

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