Rigorism
Pronunciation : Rig"or*ism
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. Rigidity in principle or practice; strictness; -- opposed to laxity.
2. Severity, as of style, or the like. Jefferson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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