单词	casuistry
释义	casuistry noun ca·​su·​ist·​ry ˈkazh-wə-strē  ˈka-zhə- plural casuistries 1 : a resolving of specific cases of conscience, duty, or conduct through interpretation of ethical principles or religious doctrine 2 : specious argument : rationalization Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web But even those long familiar with spectacles of careerist expediency dressed up in faux-altruistic casuistry can only step back in awe when evidence of a new standard of cynical self-aggrandizement comes along. Gerard Baker, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2021 With his casuistry, Whitman seems intent on convincing himself, more than anyone, that this health regimen will work. Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2017 Word History First Known Use 1723, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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