English Explanatory Dictionary

probabilism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The doctrine that, in the absence of certainty, probability is the best criterion.
  2. The casuistic doctrine that, in difficult matters of conscience, one may safely follow a doctrine that is probable, e.g. approved by a recognized Doctor of the Church, even if the opposite opinion is more probable.

Word forms

probabilism probabilisms

Derived words

probabilistic

Translations

Greek: πιθανισμός Greek: πιθανοκρατία
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