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permissivism

permissivism noun: the belief that there are situations where the evidence for a proposition justifies either believing or doubting that proposition.

Noun

permissivism (uncountable)

  1. The belief that there are situations where the evidence for a proposition justifies either believing or doubting that proposition.

Origin of permissivism

From permissive + -ism.

Questions about permissivism

What does permissivism mean?
Permissivism means the belief that there are situations where the evidence for a proposition justifies either believing or doubting that proposition.
What part of speech is permissivism?
Permissivism is a noun.

Words near permissivism in the dictionary

  1. permissive-action link
  2. permissive-action links
  3. permissively
  4. permissiveness
  5. permissives
  6. permissivism
  7. permissivist
  8. permissivists
  9. permissivities
  10. permissivity
  11. permissory

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