PURIST


Meaning of PURIST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpyu̇r-ist ]

noun

Date: circa 1706

: a person who adheres strictly and often excessively to a tradition ; especially : one preoccupied with the purity of a language and its protection from the use of foreign or altered forms

• pu·ris·tic pyu̇-ˈris-tik adjective

• pu·ris·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.