PURIST


Meaning of PURIST in English

pur ‧ ist /ˈpjʊərəst, ˈpjʊərɪst $ ˈpjʊr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ purification , ↑ purist , ↑ purity ≠ ↑ impurity , ↑ purifier ; verb : ↑ purify ; adverb : ↑ purely ; adjective : ↑ pure ≠ ↑ impure ]

someone who believes that something should be done in the correct or traditional way, especially in the areas of art, sport, music, and language:

The purists won’t like it, but opera on TV certainly brings in the audiences.

Architects with purist views were suspicious of his work.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.