ˈfaləbəˌlizəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: Medieval Latin fallibil is + English -ism
: a theory that it is impossible to attain absolutely certain empirical knowledge because the statements constituting it cannot be ultimately and completely verified — opposed to infallibilism
• fal·li·bi·list -_lə̇st noun -s
• fal·li·bi·lis·tic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|listik adjective