1) Casuistry
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In theology and philosophy, probabilism (from Latin probare, to test, approve) refers to an ancient Greek doctrine of academic skepticism. It holds that in the absence of certainty, probability is the best criterion. It can also refer to a 17th-century religious thesis about ethics, or a modern physical-philosophical thesis. ==Theology== In moral ...
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belief that knowledge is always probable but never absolute
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• (n.) The doctrine of the probabilists.
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in casuistry, a principle of action grounded on the premise that, when one does not know whether an action would be sinful or permissible, he may ... [2 related articles]
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Prob'a·bil·ism noun [ Confer French
probabilisme .] The doctrine of the probabilists.
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n] - a Roman Catholic system of casuistry that when expert opinions differ an actor can follow any solidly probable opinion that he wishes even though some different opinion might be more probable 2. [n] - the doctrine that (since certainty is unattainable) probability is a sufficient basis for belief and action
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noun (philosophy) the doctrine that (since certainty is unattainable) probability is a sufficient basis for belief and action
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The doctrine of the ancient Skeptics that certainty is unattainable, and that probability is the only guide to belief and action, especially characteristic of the New Academy. See Petrce. -- G.R.M.
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the doctrine, introduced by the Skeptics, that certainty is impossible and that probability suffices to govern faith and practice. · 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. Cf.
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