| Pronunciation: | | 'pyûureest
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| Matching Terms: | | purism, puristic
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| | Definition: | | [n] someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words) |
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| | See Also: | | bookworm, pedant, scholastic |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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