equiprobabilism

equiprobabilism
/ee'kweuh prob"euh beuh liz'euhm, ek'weuh-/, n. Rom. Cath. Theol.
a theory that in cases of doubt as to the lawfulness or unlawfulness of an action, it is permissible to follow either argument. Cf. probabilism (def. 2).
[1885-90; EQUI- + PROBABILISM]

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