rigorism

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

rigor +‎ -ism

Noun[edit]

rigorism (countable and uncountable, plural rigorisms)

  1. strictness (in interpreting or enforcing a rule) (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. (Christianity, theology) In Roman Catholic moral theology, the doctrine that in a case of doubt between right and wrong one should take the safer course, i.e. the one in verbal accordance with the law.
    Synonym: tutiorism
    Antonym: probabilism

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French rigorisme.

Noun[edit]

rigorism n (uncountable)

  1. rigorism

Declension[edit]