rigorist/ˈɹɪɡəɹɪst/EtymologyFrom rigour, or its source, Latin rigor, + -ist.adjOf, pertaining to or in the fashion of rigorists or rigorism.nounSomeone 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.”