And the Lord said to him: I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their cry because of the rigour of them that are over the works.
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Rigour
//ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)//
Synonyms for "rigour" (18 found)
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Noun(5 words)
Related words (9)
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35 translations across 11 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- χαλεπότης noun (harshness)
Bulgarian
3 entries- вкочанясване noun (an abbreviated form of rigor mortis)
- непреклонност noun (character of being unyielding or inflexible)
- суровост noun (harshness)
Finnish
4 entries- ankaruus noun (harshness)
- joustamattomuus noun (character of being unyielding or inflexible)
- tiukkuus noun (harshness)
- vaikeus noun (higher level of difficulty)
French
1 entries- rigueur noun (character of being unyielding or inflexible)
Latin
1 entries- rigor noun (character of being unyielding or inflexible)
Macedonian
4 entries- непопу́стливост noun (character of being unyielding or inflexible)
- неумо́ливост noun (character of being unyielding or inflexible)
- стро́гост noun (severity or strictness)
- су́ровост noun (severity or strictness)
Norwegian
1 entries- vigor noun (harshness)
Portuguese
1 entries- rigor noun (higher level of difficulty)
Romanian
4 entries- asprime noun (higher level of difficulty)
- fermitate noun (character of being unyielding or inflexible)
- rigoare noun (harshness)
- rigurozitate noun (character of being unyielding or inflexible)
Russian
4 entries- неукосни́тельность noun (character of being unyielding or inflexible)
- неумоли́мость noun (character of being unyielding or inflexible)
- оцепене́ние noun (trembling or shivering response)
- стро́гость noun (severity or strictness)
Spanish
2 entries- rigor noun (severity or strictness)
- riguridad noun (severity or strictness)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
The experiment must be conducted with rigour.
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The student's essay was lacking in rigour.
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The scientist conducted the experiment with great rigour to ensure accurate results.
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