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
None the less, there has been a good deal of clandestine recruiting, and bitter recriminations against this turcophile attitude on the part of Italy—this "reactionary rigorism against every manifestation of sympathy for the Albanian cause."
From Old Calabria by Douglas, Norman
He refuses to worry over the merits of hedonism versus rigorism, the distinction between hypothetical and categorical imperatives, or the claim of ethics to be called a science.
From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul
Narrow-mindedness, which is the necessary consequence of rigorism, tended to nurture an implacable party spirit among the samurai of the territory educated in this principle.
From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Hara, Katsuro
On the other hand, there is a trait of rigorism in Kant, a survival of the ancient dualism, which was not altogether consistent with the implications of his own philosophy.
From An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant by Moore, Edward Caldwell
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