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probabilism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
prob-a-bil-ism
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The doctrine that, in the absence of certainty, probability is the best criterion.

Uncountable

noun

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.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

probabilisms (plural)

Derived Forms

probabilistic

Frequently Paired Words

probabiliorism

Questions

What does probabilism mean?
The doctrine that, in the absence of certainty, probability is the best criterion.

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