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English
Etymology
From rigor + -ism.
Noun
rigorism (countable and uncountable, plural rigorisms)
- strictness (in interpreting or enforcing a rule) (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (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
Etymology
Borrowed from French rigorisme.
Noun
rigorism n (uncountable)
- rigorism
Declension