rigorist
UK/ˈɹɪɡəɹɪst/
rigorist noun: someone who takes the strictest interpretation of a law, religious injunction etc.
Noun
rigorist (plural rigorists)
- Someone who takes the strictest interpretation of a law, religious injunction etc.
- These rigorists wanted to borrow Old Testament exclusions from participation in the Temple liturgy and apply them to pregnant women and the sexual relations of married couples.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 338
Adjective
rigorist (comparative more rigorist, superlative most rigorist)
- Of, pertaining to or in the fashion of rigorists or rigorism.
Forms of rigorist
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | rigorists |
| alternative form | rigourist |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more rigorist |
| superlative | most rigorist |
Origin of rigorist
From rigour, or its source, Latin rigor, + -ist.
Questions about rigorist
- What does rigorist mean?
- Rigorist means someone who takes the strictest interpretation of a law, religious injunction etc.
- What part of speech is rigorist?
- Rigorist can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce rigorist?
- Rigorist is pronounced /ˈɹɪɡəɹɪst/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rigorist?
- The plural of rigorist is rigorists.
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