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Definitions

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

Synonyms

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inflexibilityintransigencerelentlessnessrigidityrigorstiffness

Antonyms

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laxismprobabilism

Etymology

From rigor + -ism.

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