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Podcast: The Jimmy Olsen Radio Network
Episode: Rigorism
Description: Rigorism [RIG-Ι-riz-Ιm]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: English, 18th century
1. Extreme strictness in interpreting or enforcing a law, precept, or principle.
2. (In the Roman Catholic Church) Formerly, the doctrine that in doubtful cases of conscience the strict course is always to be followed.
Examples of rigorism in a sentence
"The vice principal was known for her rigorism, and every student expected the full term of detention allowed after they were called to her office."
"Despite my fatherβs rigorism around instructing me on prop...