казуи́ст
rare #65738
nounmasculineanimatecountable
- 1.
quibbler, hair-splitter, sophist, casuist
Не спорь с ним, он казуи́ст.
Don't argue with him, he's a quibbler.
Derogatory: someone who twists arguments or clings to petty distinctions.
- 2.
(rare) casuisttheology
Средневеко́вые казуи́сты разбира́ли подо́бные слу́чаи.
Medieval casuists examined cases of this kind.
Specialist who resolves cases of conscience by applying general rules.
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Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | казуи́ст | казуи́сты |
| Gen.Genitive | казуи́ста | казуи́стов |
| Dat.Dative | казуи́сту | казуи́стам |
| Acc.Accusative | казуи́ста | казуи́стов |
| Inst.Instrumental | казуи́стом | казуи́стами |
| Prep.Prepositional | казуи́сте | казуи́стах |
Word familyказуи́стPRO
- казуи́стquibbler; casuist
- казуи́сткаcasuistry
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Iron edited translation 3 weeks ago.
Lucian edited noun basics 7 years ago.
