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scrupulant Eccl.|ˈskruːpjuːlənt|
[f. L. scrupul-us + -ant1.]
One who is over-scrupulous in confessing his sins; one who suffers from scrupulosity of conscience.
1938‘H. Kingsmill’ English Genius 199 George Fox was not what the Catholic Church calls a scrupulant. 1961J. B. Sheerin Sacrament of Freedom x. 133 The scrupulous person..breaks contact with reality when it comes to the matter of sin. In some cases, a scrupulant is sane about sin in general and has a blind spot only in regard to one particular type of sin. 1961Theol. Stud. June 232 When dealing with a scrupulant..persuade him..of the pathological element in his personality. |
