PURIST

purist

(noun) someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

purist (comparative more purist, superlative most purist)

Of or pertaining to purism.

Synonym: puristic

Noun

purist (plural purists)

An advocate of purism.

Anagrams

• spruit, stir up, tripus, uprist, upstir

Source: Wiktionary


Pur"ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. puriste.]

1. One who aims at excessive purity or nicety, esp. in the choice of language. He [Fox] . . . purified vocabulary with a scrupulosity unknown to any purist. Macaulay.

2. One who maintains that the New Testament was written in pure Greek. M. Stuart.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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