rigorist

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈɹɪɡəɹɪst/ (UK)

Definition of rigorist

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  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.”
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noun

  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.”

adj

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

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Etymology

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

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