noun
scrupulosity
Scrupulosity (noun) means Great and careful attention to doing things correctly and honestly.
noun
1
Great and careful attention to doing things correctly and honestly.
"His queer air of listening to himself, the way he had of responding to his own idea in a complex sequence of feelings by a wavering, then pinched smile and a line of doubt drawn on his forehead—such scrupulosity vaguely irritated me."
— Edmund White (1988)
2
(psychology) A form of OCD in which someone is overly and painfully worried about morality or religion.
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Etymology
Formed from scrupulo(u)s and -ity, and can be traced back to Latin scrupulositas.
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What is the meaning of scrupulosity?
"scrupulosity" (noun) means great and careful attention to doing things correctly and honestly.
What is another word for scrupulosity?
Other words for "scrupulosity" include scrupulousness.
What are the different meanings of scrupulosity?
"scrupulosity" has 2 main meanings: 1. Great and careful attention to doing things correctly and honestly; 2. (psychology) A form of OCD in which someone is overly and painfully worried about morality or religion.
