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NOUN (2)

1. 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. (philosophy) the doctrine that (since certainty is unattainable) probability is a sufficient basis for belief and action;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Probabilism \Prob"a*bil*ism\, n. [Cf. F. probabilisme.] The doctrine of the probabilists. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

probabilism n 1: 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: (philosophy) the doctrine that (since certainty is unattainable) probability is a sufficient basis for belief and action