What does precisian mean?
Precisian means A religious purist; a Puritan..
Precisian
/pɹɪˈsɪ.ʒən/ · noun
Meaning
A religious purist; a Puritan..
Definitions by Sense
- A religious purist; a Puritan.
- Someone who strictly observes the rules; a pedant or stickler.
Example Sentences
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.
“A sister of mine will be there,” explained the one, knowing the Duke to be a precisian.
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Word Forms
- precisians
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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.
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