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51The Reformation — The Reformation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Reformation The usual term for the religious movement which made its appearance in Western Europe in the sixteenth century, and which, while ostensibly aiming at an internal renewal of the …
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53austerity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sternness, severity, strictness, harshness, asperity, hardness, grimness, stiffness, seriousness, rigidity, uncompromisingness, formality, gravity, rigor, asceticism, self denial, self discipline, abstemiousness, puritanism …
54Severity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Severity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 severity severity Sgm: N 1 strictness strictness harshness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 rigor rigor stringency austerity Sgm: N 1 inclemency inclemency …
55Orthodoxy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Orthodoxy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 orthodoxy orthodoxy Sgm: N 1 strictness strictness soundness religious truth true faith Sgm: N 1 truth truth &c. 494 Sgm: N 1 soundness of doctrine soundness of doctrine …
56severity — late 15c., austerity or strictness of life, from M.Fr. severite, from L. severitas, from severus stern, strict, serious, possibly from *se vero without kindness, from se without (see SECRET (Cf. secret)) + *vero kindness, neuter ablative of verus …
57strict — [[t]strɪ̱kt[/t]] ♦♦♦ stricter, strictest 1) ADJ GRADED A strict rule or order is very clear and precise or severe and must always be obeyed completely. The officials had issued strict instructions that we were not to get out of the jeep... French …
58severity — n. 1. Sternness, harshness, rigor, austerity, gravity, strictness. 2. Strictness, exactness, accuracy. 3. Simplicity, plainness. 4. Sharpness, keenness, causticity, acrimony. 5. Extremity, afflictiveness, violence, keenness. 6. Harshness, cruel… …
59rigor — noun 1) a mine operated under conditions of rigor Syn: strictness, severity, stringency, toughness, harshness, rigidity, inflexibility, intransigence 2) intellectual rigor Syn: meticulousness, thoroughness, carefuln …
60loose — adj Loose, relaxed, slack, lax are comparable when meaning not tightly bound, held, restrained, or stretched. Loose is the widest of these terms in its range of application. It is referable, for example, to persons or things that are free from a… …
