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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

casus

fall, case; cf. F.

casuiste

. See

One who is skilled in, or given to, casuistry.

The judment of any

casuist

or learned divine concerning the state of a man’s soul, is not sufficient to give him confidence.

South.

Verb.

To play the casuist.

Milton.

Noun.

One who studies and resolves cases of conscience.

The judgment of any casuist or leaned divine is not sufficient to give him confidence.

Verb.

To play the part of a casuist.