probabilism
English
[edit]Noun
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probabilism (usually uncountable, plural probabilisms)
- (philosophy) The doctrine that, in the absence of certainty, probability is the best criterion.
- (theology, chiefly Catholicism) 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.
- Coordinate term: probabiliorism
Translations
[edit]doctrine
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Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French probabilisme.
Noun
[edit]probabilism n (uncountable)
Declension
[edit]| singular only | indefinite | definite |
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| nominative-accusative | probabilism | probabilismul |
| genitive-dative | probabilism | probabilismului |
| vocative | probabilismule | |