Definitions from Wiktionary (purism)
▸ noun: An insistence on pure or unmixed forms.
▸ noun: (linguistics) The desire to use words and forms derived from what is considered the native element in a given language instead of elements considered borrowed or foreign.
▸ noun: (uncountable) An insistence on the traditionally correct way of doing things.
▸ noun: (countable) An example of purist language etc.
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▸ noun: An insistence on pure or unmixed forms.
▸ noun: (linguistics) The desire to use words and forms derived from what is considered the native element in a given language instead of elements considered borrowed or foreign.
▸ noun: (uncountable) An insistence on the traditionally correct way of doing things.
▸ noun: (countable) An example of purist language etc.
Similar:
neo-purism,
Puritanism,
precisionist,
pur.,
prudification,
pure finder,
Persism,
sumpsimus,
prettyism,
purgen,
more...
Opposite:
Phrases:
Adjectives:
linguistic,
such,
methodological,
ideological,
literary,
political,
moral,
excessive,
classical,
religious,
aesthetic
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