PROBABILIORISM

Noun

probabiliorism (uncountable)

(religion, philosophy) The belief that man is fated to do what is almost certainly correct.

(theology) The position that it is not lawful to act on a less safe opinion in moral matters unless it is more probable than a safe opinion.

Source: Wiktionary


Prob`a*bil"i*o*rism, n.

Definition: The doctrine of the probabiliorists.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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