precisian
Americannoun
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a person who adheres punctiliously to the observance of rules or forms, especially in matters of religion.
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one of the English Puritans of the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Puritan in religion, she was precisian in morals; but in both she was sincere.
From Tancred Or, The New Crusade by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
Where Diderot was exuberant, prodigal, and disordered, D'Alembert was a precisian.
From Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) by Morley, John
A precisian, however, could take his tobacco with a difference.
From The Social History of Smoking by Apperson, George Latimer
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
"I believe I am something of a precisian myself, but upon such a consideration, and in Paris, I should not hesitate an instant."
From New Arabian Nights by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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