Definitions for probabilism

• Definition
• Anagrams (746)

probabilism prob·a·bi·lism

Spelling: [prob-uh-buh-liz-uh m]

IPA: /ˈprɒb ə bəˌlɪz əm/

Probabilism is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 24 points.

You can make 746 anagrams from letters in probabilism (abbiilmoprs).

Definitions for probabilism

noun

1. Philosophy. the doctrine, introduced by the Skeptics, that certainty is impossible and that probability suffices to govern faith and practice.
2. Roman Catholic Theology. a theory that in cases of doubt as to the lawfulness of an action, it is permissible to follow a sound opinion favoring its lawfulness.

Origin of probabilism

From the French word probabilisme, dating back to 1835-45. See probable, -ism

Examples for probabilism

Again, the doctrine of probabilism is utterly misunderstood.

probabilism has to do only with the existence, interpretation, or applicability of a law, not with the differentiation of actions.

The doctrine of probabilism is connected with the promulgation of law.

He is famous for his antagonism to the doctrine known as probabilism, as he advocated Probabiliorism.

The doctrine of probabilism is founded upon the distinctions between opinions that are sure, less sure, or more sure.