purism
Americannoun
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strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
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an instance of this.
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Fine Arts. Often Purism a style of art developed in France in the early 20th century, characterized by the use of simple geometric forms and images evocative of objects produced by machine.
noun
Other Word Forms
- purist noun
- puristic adjective
- puristically adverb
Etymology
Origin of purism
Example Sentences
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“There’s no point of having some kind of a revolutionary purism that you should only preach to the choir. That would be completely pointless,” Malm said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2023
Meanwhile, it says domestic purism should be promoted to lessen consumer demand for international flights.
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2021
Nowadays, Arellano balances his appreciation for Kennedy with concerns about her purism.
From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2020
“I like to think I’m striving for conceptual purism, for an ethereal kind of ideal.”
From New York Times • May 10, 2018
"Been," he pronounced "ben," of course, and "roof," he called "ruff," in spite of all his purism.
From Satanstoe by Cooper, James Fenimore
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