Definition of Purism

1. Noun. Scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language). "Linguistic purisms"

Generic synonyms: Insistence, Insisting
Derivative terms: Purist

Definition of Purism

1. n. Rigid purity; the quality of being affectedly pure or nice, especially in the choice of language; over-solicitude as to purity.

Definition of Purism

1. strict adherence to traditional correctness [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Purism

purified
purifier
purifiers
purifies
purify
purifying
Purim
purims
purin
purine
purines
Purinethol
puring
purins
puris
purism (current term)
purisms
purist
puristic
puristically
purists
puritan
puritanic
puritanical
puritanically
Puritanism
puritanisms
puritans
purities
purity

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