ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Purism

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Purism is a noun meaning An insistence on pure or unmixed forms.

Meaning

An insistence on pure or unmixed forms.

More Meanings

  1. (uncountable) An insistence on the traditionally correct way of doing things.
  2. (countable) An example of purist language etc.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include neo-purism, puritanism, precisionist, prudification, sumpsimus, prettyism.

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