equiprobabilism

[ ee-kwuh-prob-uh-buh-liz-uhm, ek-wuh- ]

noun

, Roman Catholic Theology.

1. a theory that in cases of doubt as to the lawfulness or unlawfulness of an action, it is permissible to follow either argument. Compare probabilism ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of equiprobabilism¹

First recorded in 1885–90; equi- + probabilism