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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Scrupulosity \Scru`pu*los"i*ty\
(skr[udd]`p[-u]*l[o^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. scrupulositas.]
The quality or state of being scrupulous; doubt; doubtfulness
respecting decision or action; caution or tenderness from the
fear of doing wrong or offending; nice regard to exactness
and propriety; precision.
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The first sacrilege is looked on with horror; but when
they have made the breach, their scrupulosity soon
retires. --Dr. H. More.
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Careful, even to scrupulosity, . . . to keep their
Sabbath. --South.
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