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purist
[ pyoor-ist ]
noun
- a person who advocates the strictest application of the principles or standards in any field, or who insists on purity in language, style, etc.:
When making hip-hop he began as a purist, putting most of the focus on solid lyrics and less on working with the music and production.
- Often Purist. Fine Arts. a practitioner of purism, an early 20th-century style of art characterized by the use of simple geometric forms and images evoking manufactured objects:
The Purists saw their painting as the next step in the evolution of modern art after Cubism, which they found too decorative.
adjective
- relating to or being a purist:
The purist view of theater design is that if there is a column or pillar anywhere, there is a problem.
Other Word Forms
- ··پ [py, oo, uh, -, rees, -tik], ··پ· adjective
- ··پ··ly adverb
- ··ܰ· noun adjective
- non···پ adjective
- un···پ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of purist1
Example Sentences
Yet some boxing fans - not necessarily the purists - can be forgiving, especially when you put it all on the line.
I’m not a purist, but I want these incredible formats to survive.
Pushback on implementing double first bases might come from purists, but player safety has become an overarching concern as salaries have increased.
There is much to admire about Postecoglou and his purist footballing principles, but in reality it has all come down to events in Frankfurt this Thursday night.
And to satisfy constitutional purists, OLC noted that “Neither the constitutional text nor the drafting and ratification debates provide further guidance regarding what it means for the President to ‘sign’ a bill he approves….
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