purist

English

Etymology

From French puriste, equivalent to pure +‎ -ist.

Adjective

purist (comparative more purist, superlative most purist)

  1. Of or pertaining to purism.
    Synonym: puristic

Derived terms

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Noun

purist (plural purists)

  1. An advocate of purism.
    • 2013, S. Alexander Reed, Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music, page 38:
      One of the difficulties that plague conversations about industrial music is that the genre has come to include (to the chagrin and outright denial of some purists) anything from gentle synthesized droning to metal-inspired riffage.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French puriste.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pyˈrɪst/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: pu‧rist
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

purist m (plural puristen)

  1. purist

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: puris

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French puriste. By surface analysis, pur +‎ -ist.

Noun

purist m (plural puriști)

  1. purist

Declension
Declension of purist
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) purist puristul (niște) puriști puriștii
genitive/dative (unui) purist puristului (unor) puriști puriștilor
vocative puristule puriștilor

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From purìzam.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pǔrist/
  • Hyphenation: pu‧rist

Noun

pùrist m (Cyrillic spelling пу̀рист)

  1. purist

Declension
Declension of purist
singular plural
nominative purist puristi
genitive purista purista
dative puristu puristima
accusative purista puriste
vocative puriste puristi
locative puristu puristima
instrumental puristom puristima

References
  • “purist” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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