| ascetic |
extremely strict in religious observances involving self-denial and self-mortification. [1/3 definitions] |
| austere |
strict or ascetic in manner of living. [1/3 definitions] |
| Calvinism |
practices and beliefs based on these teachings, esp. a strict, severe code of morality. [1/2 definitions] |
| capuchin |
(cap.) a Roman Catholic monk belonging to a branch of the Franciscan order whose members observe strict vows of poverty and austerity. [1/3 definitions] |
| Carthusian |
a member of a very strict, contemplative Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the eleventh century. |
| clampdown |
a strict imposition of authority, rules, limitations, or the like; prohibition or suppression. |
| disciplinarian |
one who supports and imposes strict discipline. |
| Dixieland |
an early style of small-group jazz, characterized by a strict two-beat rhythm and by improvised ensemble and solo playing. [1/2 definitions] |
| easygoing |
not demanding or strict; lenient. [1/2 definitions] |
| equity |
in law, a system supplementing the common law and serving to allow flexibility in cases where strict application of the law would result in hardship or unfairness. [1/5 definitions] |
| exacting |
severe or strict in making demands. [1/2 definitions] |
| fraternity |
a social organization of male college students which usu. has a name composed of Greek letters, and which has a strict selection and initiation procedure. (Cf. sorority.) [1/4 definitions] |
| fugue |
a musical form or composition in which one or more themes are stated by one voice and are then restated and modified in counterpoint in strict order by several voices. [1/2 definitions] |
| fundamentalism |
(sometimes cap.) a movement within Protestant Christianity that accepts the literal truth of the Bible and encourages strict adherence to narrow moral and cultural norms. |
| hard |
strict, demanding, or critical. [1/11 definitions] |
| Hasid |
a member of a Jewish sect, founded in Poland in the eighteenth century, that emphasizes strict adherence to ritual and joyful worship of God. |
| knight |
in medieval times, a warrior on horseback, esp. one who had served an apprenticeship and followed a strict code of conduct. [1/5 definitions] |
| lax |
not rigorous, strict, or careful; loose; lenient. [1/3 definitions] |
| legalism |
strict adherence to the law, esp. excessive conformity to a literal interpretation of the law. |
| liberal |
not adhering to the literal, exact, or orthodox; freely interpretive; not strict. [1/8 definitions] |
| literally |
in strict accordance with the primary meaning of individual words and generally without regard to phrases as units of meaning. [1/2 definitions] |