rigorism
Americannoun
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extreme strictness.
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(in Roman Catholic moral philosophy) the theory that in doubtful cases of conscience no course may be followed that is contrary to Catholic law and doctrine.
noun
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strictness in judgment or conduct
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the religious cult of extreme self-denial
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RC theol the doctrine that in cases of doubt in moral matters the stricter course must always be followed
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Etymology
Origin of rigorism
From the French word rigorisme, dating back to 1695–1705. See rigor, -ism
Example Sentences
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The quarrel over “crossed arms” during prayers, which, for a time, tore Côte d’Ivoire’s Muslim community apart, illustrates this kind of rigorism.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2018
But as every special study tends to rely upon its own conceptions, pietism, involving as it does a relation to God, is replaced by rigorism and intuitionism.
From The Approach to Philosophy by Ralph Barton Perry
The contest for rigorism led by Maximianus about 394 occasioned a schism within the Donatist body.
From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Joseph Cullen Ayer
Though not as extreme as Mandeville's rigorism, it had repeatedly been condemned by Catholic authorities as "rigorisme outré."
From A Letter to Dion by Jacob Viner
If this is accepted, then of the men cited by Kaye to show the orthodoxy and the contemporaneity of rigorism only William Law has any relevance.
From A Letter to Dion by Jacob Viner
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