Rigidism

/ˈrɪdʒ.ɪ.dɪ.zəm/

कठोरतावाद; अडिग कठोरता

Origin & History

From Latin-based formation: rigid + -ism; related to Latin rigidus (“stiff, hard, strict”).

लैटिन मूल से बना रूप: rigid + -ism; लैटिन rigidus (“कठोर/सख्त, अकड़ा हुआ”) से संबंधित।

Definition

Rigidism is the practice or tendency of being uncompromisingly strict—especially about moral, religious, legal, or procedural rules—often resisting change or nuance.

रigidism का अर्थ है नियमों, सिद्धांतों या मान्यताओं (विशेषकर नैतिक, धार्मिक, कानूनी या प्रक्रियागत) के प्रति अत्यधिक कठोर और अडिग रवैया, जिसमें परिवर्तन या परिस्थितिजन्य लचीलेपन को स्वीकार नहीं किया जाता।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
The committee’s rigidism left little room for compromise.
समिति की कठोरतावादिता ने समझौते की बहुत कम गुंजाइश छोड़ी।

Usage Examples

His rigidism about workplace rules alienated the rest of the team.
Religious rigidism can discourage open discussion and reform.
The policy was applied with such rigidism that obvious exceptions were ignored.
Legal rigidism sometimes clashes with the need for practical solutions.

Synonyms

Rigidity Inflexibility Dogmatism Strictness Uncompromisingness Hard-line approach Severity Formalism

Related Forms

Noun
Rigidism / Rigidity / Rigidness
Adjective
Rigid
Adverb
Rigidly

Idioms & Phrases

Rigidism in the name of principle
सिद्धांत के नाम पर कठोरतावाद
Bureaucratic rigidism
नौकरशाही कठोरतावाद
Moral rigidism
नैतिक कठोरतावाद