There were purists of this kind at the time of the revival of letters; and the two greatest scholars of that time raised their voices, the one from within, the other from without the Alps, against a scrupulosity so unreasonable.
No judge is so cruel as he who indemnifies himself for scrupulosity in cases of blood, by licence in affairs of smaller importance.
Johnson the over-delicate scrupulosityof our host.
I carry my scrupulosity so far as not to say a word to Senor Ramos about the delicate question of his taking up arms.
I think that your rigid moral scrupulosity will not give an affirmative answer to this question; but I have ceased to be the upright and methodical character whose conscience was in exact conformity with the dictates of the moral law.
But, in truth, the scrupulosity of the Puritan was not that sort of scrupulosity which the Apostle had commanded believers to respect.
How came it that no aurora of early light, no prelusive murmurs of scrupulosityeven from themselves, had run before this wild levanter of change?
Whoever examines his own imperfections will cease to be fastidious; whoever restrains his caprice and scrupulosity will cease to be squeamish.
The first sacrilege is looked on with horror; but when they have made the breach, their scrupulosity soon retires.
Never was a noble and sweet-spirited man bedeviled by a scrupulosity more trivial.
In all the region of petty scrupulosity the time-spirit had enthralled him; but in the higher region of moral decision he was utterly emancipated from it.
It would be sad to think of a great spirit so enthralled by the scrupulosity of his time and his party, if these minute restrictions had been a source of annoyance to him.
He said to himself that he had been a fool for that; and he scorned himself for certain acts ofscrupulosity by which he had lost money in the past.
Many of Roger Williams's scruples were peculiar, but his scrupulosity was not.
It would be sad to think of a great spirit so enthralled by the scrupulosity of his time and his party if these minute restrictions had been a source of annoyance to him.
How many unfortunates have begun by scrupulosity and ended in insanity!
There are persons who look upon scrupulosity as a virtue, confounding it with delicacy of conscience, whereas it is, on the contrary, not only a defect but one of a most dangerous character.
Scrupulosity is an unreasonable fear of sin in matters where there is not even material for sin.
Yet it should seem that a little of the pertinacious scrupulosity which he had often shown about taking off his hat would not have been altogether out of place on this occasion.
The free service of sons was exchanged for the timorous, anxious scrupulosity of the formalist.
A psychopathic state, scrupulosity is usually listed as a form of psychasthenia which is characterized by weakness of soul, inability to cope with problems, and a lack of psychic energy.
Although the signs of scrupulosity are easily recognizable, the causes are not clearly defined, and authors are not entirely agreed in this matter.
He must also recognize that scrupulosityis a mental illness that at times requires the expert treatment of a psychiatrist.
As was said above, scrupulosityis not a conscience, but only the counterfeit appearance of a conscience; not a help to the soul, but a grave drawback and danger.
The spiritual physician must be able to distinguish scrupulosity from spiritual diseases or conditions that are similar, lest he prescribe what is not suitable for the case.
If scrupulosity comes from associations or reading, the sufferer should avoid these occasions, and cultivate the companionship of persons or books that are cheerful and that give a hopeful outlook on one's duty and destiny.
Some persons pretend scrupulosityin order to get a name for holiness, or to make a good impression; needless to say, they must be dealt with cautiously, as they often prove very unscrupulous.
The scrupulous person should be told that he is scrupulous, that his scrupulosity is not a conscience that he is obliged to follow, but a vain fear which he is obliged to struggle against by observing the directions given him.
We are all pestered with people every day who are full of all manner of childish scrupulosity and sickly squeamishness in their ill-nourished, ill-exercised consciences.
What a check, what a restraint, what an awfulscrupulosity that will henceforth work in me!
Pharisaic scrupulosity in the ceremonial cleansing of platters and cups, pots and brazen vessels, has been already alluded to.
Not one word's waste Further: my scrupulosity was vain!
Superstition went hand in hand with formalism, and the scrupulosity of outward service was made a substitute for righteousness and true holiness.
He could not approve of the fantastic and unpractical scrupulosity which had led Elisha to refuse the "blessing" which he had so richly earned.
I mentioned to Dr Johnson the over-delicate scrupulosity of our host.
This was sound practical doctrine, and rationally repressed a too refined scrupulosity of conscience.
The new personal regard thus roused by the presence of Snowball, had its development greatly assisted by the scrupulosity with which most things in the kitchen, and chief of all in this respect, the churn, were kept.
This considerateness and scrupulosity may be chivalrous, but they form an irksome drag on a nation at war with Teutons.
