Purist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpjʊəɹɪst/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Purist is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to purism.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to purism.
More Meanings
- An advocate of purism.
Example Sentences
He was the first to play for money, a practice which got him ousted from the purist U.S. Lawn Tennis Association.
One of the difficulties that plague conversations about industrial music is that the genre has come to include (to the chagrin and outright denial of some purists) anything from gentle synthesized droning to metal-inspired riffage.
Word Forms
- purists
Synonyms for purist
Depending on context, synonyms include puristic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stickler, purificational, puritanical, purinic, purgatorial, purposivistic.
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