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.
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Stanford’s self-proclaimed ecological purism doesn’t mean he believes we should do away with nonnative species altogether, though.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2024
Meanwhile, it says domestic purism should be promoted to lessen consumer demand for international flights.
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2021
He picked pointless fights with his colleagues, lecturing them about his superior understanding of the law while flaunting his putative purism.
From Slate • Jul. 15, 2020
Nowadays, Arellano balances his appreciation for Kennedy with concerns about her purism.
From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2020
As a general rule, I think, educated Americans are more apt to err on the side of purism than of laxity.
From America To-day, Observations and Reflections by Archer, William
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