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RIGIDITY
A moral trait characterized by an unwillingness, or inability, to change one's attitudes or way of acting. Great difficulty in adjusting to socially justifiable change. (Etym. Latin rigidus, stiff, austere, rigid.)
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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