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Rigorism

//ˈɹɪɡəˌɹɪzm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    strictness (in interpreting or enforcing a rule) countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    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. countable, uncountable

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From rigor + -ism.

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