Purist

Definition of Purist

Pur´ist
n.1.One who aims at excessive purity or nicety, esp. in the choice of language.
He [Fox] . . . purified vocabulary with a scrupulosity unknown to any purist.
- Macaulay.
2.One who maintains that the New Testament was written in pure Greek.

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