Purist

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  • noun. One who practices or urges strict correctness, especially in the use of words.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who aims scrupulously at purity, particularly in the choice of language; one who is a rigorous critic of purity in literary style.
  • noun. One who maintains that the New Testament was written in pure Greek.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who aims at excessive purity or nicety, esp. in the choice of language.
  • noun. One who maintains that the New Testament was written in pure Greek.
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  • adjective. Of or pertaining to purism
  • noun. An advocate of purism
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  • noun. someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)