Precisian
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɹɪˈsɪ.ʒən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Precisian is a noun meaning A religious purist; a Puritan.
Meaning
A religious purist; a Puritan.
More Meanings
- Someone who strictly observes the rules; a pedant or stickler.
Example Sentences
“A sister of mine will be there,” explained the one, knowing the Duke to be a precisian.
Her speech was hardly more grating upon him, precisian though he was, than the careless, untutored lapses of a child might have been; all the senses of comparison as readily ignored them.
Word Forms
- precisians
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include precisianist, puritan, puritanizer, puritanist, purist, puritanical.
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