Meanings
nounprobabilism (usually uncountable, plural probabilisms)
plural probabilisms
- uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesThe doctrine that, in the absence of certainty, probability is the best criterion.
- uncountableusuallyCatholicismThe 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.
Translations
Greek πιθανισμός, πιθανοκρατία
- πιθανισμός (pithanismós)doctrine
- πιθανοκρατία (pithanokratía)doctrine
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