probabilism
English
Noun
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
doctrine
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French probabilisme.
Declension
declension of probabilism (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) probabilism | probabilismul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) probabilism | probabilismului |
| vocative | probabilismule | |
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