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Meaning of "rigorism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RIGORISM

rigorism  [ˈrɪɡəˌrɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIGORISM

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Rigorism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RIGORISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Catholic probabilism

In Catholic moral theology, probabilism provides a way of answering the question about what to do when one does not know what to do. Probabilism proposes that one can follow a probable opinion regarding whether an act may be performed morally, even though the opposite opinion is more probable. It was first formulated in 1577 by Bartholomew Medina, OP, who taught at Salamanca.

Definition of rigorism in the English dictionary

The first definition of rigorism in the dictionary is strictness in judgment or conduct. Other definition of rigorism is the religious cult of extreme self-denial. Rigorism is also the doctrine that in cases of doubt in moral matters the stricter course must always be followed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RIGORISM


adventurism
ədˈvɛntʃəˌrɪzəm
aneurysm
ˈænjəˌrɪzəm
aphorism
ˈæfəˌrɪzəm
asterism
ˈæstəˌrɪzəm
barbarism
ˈbɑːbəˌrɪzəm
consumerism
kənˈsjuːməˌrɪzəm
counterterrorism
ˌkaʊntəˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm
esoterism
ɛˈsɒtəˌrɪzəm
futurism
ˈfjuːtʃəˌrɪzəm
hypopituitarism
ˌhaɪpəpɪˈtjuːɪtəˌrɪzəm
isomerism
aɪˈsɒməˌrɪzəm
mannerism
ˈmænəˌrɪzəm
mesmerism
ˈmɛzməˌrɪzəm
militarism
ˈmɪlɪtəˌrɪzəm
naturism
ˈneɪtʃəˌrɪzəm
plagiarism
ˈpleɪdʒəˌrɪzəm
secularism
ˈsɛkjʊləˌrɪzəm
terrorism
ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm
Thatcherism
ˈθætʃəˌrɪzəm
voluntarism
ˈvɒləntəˌrɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RIGORISM

rigidity
rigidize
rigidly
rigidness
Rigil
Rigil Kent
rigmarole
rigol
rigor
rigor mortis
rigorist
rigoristic
rigorous
rigorously
rigorousness
rigour
rigours
rigout
rigsdaler
rigwiddie

WORDS THAT END LIKE RIGORISM

adiaphorism
agroterrorism
algorism
anachorism
antiterrorism
apriorism
bio-terrorism
chorism
colorism
cyberterrorism
deteriorism
diorism
ecoterrorism
hectorism
meliorism
meteorism
pelorism
phosphorism
probabiliorism
tourism
tutorism

Synonyms and antonyms of rigorism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rigorism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RIGORISM

Find out the translation of rigorism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rigorism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rigorism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

rigorism
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rigorismo
570 millions of speakers

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rigorism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

rigorism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التيبس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ригоризм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rigorismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রিগোরিজম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rigorisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rigorism
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Translator English - German

Rigorismus
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Translator English - Japanese

リゴリズム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

엄격주의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rigorism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tính nghiêm khắc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வன்மையான விதிமுறை அழுத்தப் பாங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कडकपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

katılığın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rigorismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rygoryzm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ригоризм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rigorism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Rigorism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rigorisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rigorism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rigorism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rigorism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RIGORISM»

The term «rigorism» is normally little used and occupies the 132.283 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RIGORISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rigorism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rigorism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rigorism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIGORISM»

Discover the use of rigorism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rigorism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Emergence of Modern Architecture: A Documentary History ...
'Rigorism', as the tendency was called, probably first by Algarotti, a follower of London, who was the founder of the movement in Italy, appeared at around the end of the seventeenth century. Rigorism in the broadest sense censured everything ...
Liane Lefaivre, Alexander Tzonis, 2004
2
Church History: Twenty Centuries of Catholic Christianity
2.52 Rigorism Second, toward the end of the second century, Christianity in many parts of the Empire seems to have been characterized by a certain moral rigorism and a strong emphasis on ethics which went far beyond what is found in the ...
John C. Dwyer, 1998
3
Archetypal and Ectypal Ideals in Kant's Practical Philosophy
We start with a fuller explanation of the standard charges against Kant's moral theory that it leads to a moral rigorism and/or an empty formalism. What exactly moral rigorism is can become a very complicated issue. Jens Timmermann identifies ...
Ryan L. Showler, 2008
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The Dublin Review
Perron e, S. J. in Collegio Romano Studionun Proefecto. Ratisbons, 1865. IT was in the year of our Lord 1753, that the " Theologia Moralis " of S. Alphonso Liguori was first given to the world. At that time what is technically called "rigorism" held ...
Nicholas Patrick Wiseman, 1860
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The Dublin Review
Ratisbonae, 1865. T was in the year of our Lord 1753, that the “ Theologia Moralis ” of S. Alphonso Liguori was first given to the world. At that time what is technically called “rigorism” held a decided and settled sway, not only among the French ...
‎1866
6
Essays on the Intellectual History of Economics
prosperity; and that “Mandeville's philosophy, indeed, forms a complete whole without the extraneous rigorism.”IO Kaye nevertheless insists that Mandeville's rigorism was sincere, and that it is necessary so to accept it to understand him.
Former Professor of Economics Jacob Viner, Jacob Viner, Douglas A. Irwin, 2014
7
Richard Rorty: The Making of an American Philosopher
On his death in 2007, Richard Rorty was heralded by the New York Times as ''one of the world's most influential contemporary thinkers.
Neil Gross, Professor of Sociology Neil Gross, 2010
8
Useful - Utiles: The Poetry of Useful Things
"Skin Rigorism: A New International Non-style". Casobella. Anna 60. n° 630-631. 1996. pp 128-136. "Le rigorism épidermique". Le Moniteur Architecture-AMC n° 70. Avril. 1996. pp. 78-81. 6. Emil Kaufmann. Architecture in thé Age of Keoson.
Jacques Ferrier, Emmanuel Caille, 2004
9
Recht und Frieden in der Philosophie Kants: Akten des X. ...
The charge of rigorism is among the most familiar objections to Kant's conception of moral judgment. A number of central claims in Kant's own work can be invoked to support this charge. One is his claim that “[...] all moral concepts have their ...
Kant-Gesellschaft e.V., Valerio Rohden, Ricardo R. Terra, 2008
10
Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases
Another response is to be so concerned with doing the right thing in an ideal sense that one may become excessively moralistic and adopt a position known as moral rigorism. According to our interpretation, moral rigorism holds that moral  ...
Charles Harris, Jr., Michael Pritchard, Michael J. Rabins, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIGORISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rigorism is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How Gay Marriage Came to Ireland
However, what really characterizes the Irish Church of the mid-twentieth century is a highly orthodox rigorism: most Irish Bishops were canonists rather than ... «First Things, Jul 15»
2
Cardinal Walter Kasper Takes on Cardinal Pell and Other Critics
In his words, the proposal seeks to find “a way between 'rigorism' [strictness] — which cannot be the way of normal Christians — and a pure 'laxism' [leniency].”. «National Catholic Register, Jun 15»
3
A Layman Responds to Cardinal Kasper's Proposal
Therefore “…the Church repeatedly sought a way beyond both rigorism and laxity and, in the process, appealed to the authority to bind and to loose…” (p. 31-2). «Catholic World Report, May 15»
4
Pope to Open '24 Hours for the Lord'
And in guidance to confessors, he warned against moral laxity on one hand, and cold legal rigorism on the other. Departing from his prepared text, he said ... «National Catholic Register, Mar 15»
5
DEATH ANGEL Drummer WILL CARROLL Breaks Bone In Right …
The Metal Against Cancer is scheduled to go ahead, with performances by HALCYON WAY, ÜBERSTOUT, CHERRY BOMBS dance troupe, RIGORISM, ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Feb 15»
6
A Fourth Francis
... harshness and rigorism (rejecting, in particular, the rigorism of Jansenism). Furthermore, gentleness, for DeSales as for Pope Francis, does not mean a stance ... «First Things, Jan 15»
7
Pew Research Report: Latin America Drifting Away from Catholicism
Though Catholicism is often associated with moral rigorism, the study reveals that Catholics in Latin America tend to be less socially conservative than ... «Breitbart News, Nov 14»
8
The Response to ISIS
... Authoritarianism, and the Historian,” which strangely resonates with the present moment, testifying precisely to the ideological rigorism of today, called then by ... «CounterPunch, Oct 14»
9
Difficult Marriage in A Modern Age
Jansenism is often derided for its moral rigorism, and held up as a negative example of rigid theological dogmatism unaccompanied by mercy. Whatever truth ... «First Things, Sep 14»
10
Against Walter Kasper (II)
The question that confronts us is this: Is this path beyond rigorism and laxity, the path of conversion, which issues forth in the sacrament of mercy—the sacrament ... «New York Times, Jul 14»

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