Added 10 October 2026
rigorist
/ˈɹɪɡəɹɪst/ noun
Latin root: rigor Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about rigorist at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Someone who takes the strictest interpretation of a law, religious injunction etc.
adjective
- Of, pertaining to or in the fashion of rigorists or rigorism.
Origin
From rigour, or its source, Latin rigor, + -ist.
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