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rigorist en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹɪɡəɹɪst/ (UK)

Etymology

From rigour, or its source, Latin rigor, + -ist.

Meanings

  1. Of, pertaining to or in the fashion of rigorists or rigorism.

Forms

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rigourist alternative lexicographic
most rigorist Degree=Sup lexicographic
more rigorist Degree=Cmp lexicographic

rigorist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹɪɡəɹɪst/ (UK)

Etymology

From rigour, or its source, Latin rigor, + -ist.

Meanings

  1. Someone who takes the strictest interpretation of a law, religious injunction etc.
    • These rigorists wanted to borrow Old Testament exclusions from participation in the Temple liturgy and apply them to pregnant women and the sexual relations of married couples. 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 338:

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rigourist alternative lexicographic
rigorists Number=Plur lexicographic