About The Word Purist
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Purist
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What's The Definition Of Purist?
[n] someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Purist: Related Terms | Find terms related to Purist: See Also | bookworm | pedant | scholastic Purist In Webster's Dictionary \Pur"ist\, n. [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.
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