precisian

American  

[pri-sizh-uhn] / prɪˈsɪʒ ən /

noun

1. a person who adheres punctiliously to the observance of rules or forms, especially in matters of religion.

2. one of the English Puritans of the 16th and 17th centuries.

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precisian British  

/ prɪˈsɪʒən /

noun

1. a punctilious observer of rules or forms, esp in the field of religion

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• precisianism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of precisian

First recorded in 1565–75; precise + -ian

Example Sentences

It is fair enough to call it an elegiac poem, though a precisian might object to the term.

From Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works by Kalidasa

In fact, he was something of a precisian in politics.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 by Various

If he was a precisian in the choice of words, he certainly was not one in the matter of dress.

From Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate by Turley, Charles

To begin with, then," she commented, "you have become almost a precisian in your speech.

From The Great Impersonation by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

Precise′ness; Preci′sian, an over-precise person: a formalist: a puritan; Preci′sianism; Preci′sianist, Preci′sionist, a precisian; Preci′sion, quality of being precise: exactness: accuracy.—v.t.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various