noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The belief that man is fated to do what is almost certainly correct. uncountable
2. 2
   The position that it is not lawful to act on a less safe opinion in moral matters unless it is more probable than a safe opinion. uncountable

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