rigorism
noun
extreme strictness.
rigorist
-
a word derived from
rigorism.
Example Sentences
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Constant, 54, is a rigorist whose every action accords with Vodou knowledge and cosmology.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
For centuries Muslim theologians have blended the rigorist teachings of sharia with the insights of mysticism to allow the spirit, rather than the letter, of the law to shine.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 21, 2015
Tertullian was a rigorist and extremist, whose utterances do not represent fact.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner
St. Augustine is more largely a convert and a rigorist even than St. Paul when St. Paul is most incisive.
From Progress and History by Francis Sydney Marvin
As the philosophy introduced was that expounded by Chutse, who was an intense rigorist, the Shintoism resulting from this mixture was rather narrow and chauvinistic, though fervent enough to inspire people of education.
From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Katsuro Hara
