Purist
noun
A person who insists on strict and traditional rules or structures, especially in language, style or social behaviors.
He is a language purist who cringes at the use of slang in formal writing.
Often appears as...
- language purist
- artistic purist
noun
A person who wants to maintain or protect the purity or integrity of something.
As a purist, he refuses to add sugar or milk to his coffee.
Often appears as...
- coffee purist
- food purist
noun
A person who insists on strict and traditional rules or structures, especially in language, style or social behaviors.
He is a language purist who cringes at the use of slang in formal writing.
Often appears as...
- language purist
- artistic purist
noun
A person who wants to maintain or protect the purity or integrity of something.
As a purist, he refuses to add sugar or milk to his coffee.
Often appears as...
- coffee purist
- food purist
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Strict Rules
The word 'purist' often suggests following rules with no exceptions or modern adjustments.
She's such a grammar purist, she corrects text messages.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Sensitivity
A 'purist' may dislike changes in traditional methods, so use the term in relevant historical or cultural discussions.
His purist beliefs make him oppose the modern reinterpretations of Shakespeare's plays.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Implications
Using 'purist' can carry a judgement; it might imply rigidity or admiration for traditionalism, depending on context.
He was a purist in music, insisting on vinyl records over digital formats.
Pro Tip 1/3Strict Rules
The word 'purist' often suggests following rules with no exceptions or modern adjustments.
She's such a grammar purist, she corrects text messages.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Sensitivity
A 'purist' may dislike changes in traditional methods, so use the term in relevant historical or cultural discussions.
His purist beliefs make him oppose the modern reinterpretations of Shakespeare's plays.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Implications
Using 'purist' can carry a judgement; it might imply rigidity or admiration for traditionalism, depending on context.
He was a purist in music, insisting on vinyl records over digital formats.
Pro Tip 1/3Strict Rules
The word 'purist' often suggests following rules with no exceptions or modern adjustments.
She's such a grammar purist, she corrects text messages.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Sensitivity
A 'purist' may dislike changes in traditional methods, so use the term in relevant historical or cultural discussions.
His purist beliefs make him oppose the modern reinterpretations of Shakespeare's plays.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Implications
Using 'purist' can carry a judgement; it might imply rigidity or admiration for traditionalism, depending on context.
He was a purist in music, insisting on vinyl records over digital formats.
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Dare to refuse the...
Ibn Rushd, someone who happens to be a Muslim, is considered one of the key influences in the introduction and spread of secularism in Europe. So against religious, nationalist and racial purists of all kinds, can you make his story a part of your own, not because he happened to be a Muslim,
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Nature is everywhere --...
We are stealing nature from our children. Now, when I say this, I don't mean that we are destroying nature that they will have wanted us to preserve, although that is unfortunately also the case. What I mean here is that we've started to define nature in a way that's so purist and so strict
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This company pays kids...
Secondly, how would we fund this thing? And finally, would the results be sustained if the students were no longer paid? Now, let's look at the ethical part first. I'm a bit of a mathematical purist. So I'd be one of the first people to say that we should study mathematics
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Giant Fish Helped by...
seven acre pond fishing enthusiasts like Brendan O'Sullivan are virtually guaranteed some spectacular catches you can talk about purists obviously who want to go and fish on the waters but the Amazon is a mighty big river and the chance of catching anything is minimal
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Does grammar matter? -...
despite being derived from just one of many spoken varieties, usually that of the people in power. Language purists worked to establish and propagate this standard by detailing a set of rules that reflected the established grammar of their times.
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Who IS Sherlock Holmes -...
and the phrase, "Elementary, my dear Watson," was coined by author and humorist P.G. Wodehouse. So who exactly is Sherlock Holmes? Who's the real great detective, and where do we find him? Purists might answer that the original Sherlock
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What's in Hand...
what's in here what's it do and can I make it from scratch pick the stuff it's on your stuff ingredients now you might already know that the ingredient in here that kills germs is ethyl alcohol or as we purist chemists like to call it
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A Man of the World PIPE...
a purist sled and a stuffed uh sled dogs and they had his sled dog stuff although these dogs were they were all stuffed it was the major exhibit uh in explorers hall and um i would pretend i was on the sled
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Beeban Kidron: The...
and they became more useful to me than the whispers of survivors and the occasional glimpse of a tattoo on a maiden aunt's wrist. Purists may feel that fiction dissipates
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A hilarious celebration...
and sadness. You spell it right out -- I spell it, every letter. Such a purist. You know, as I've gotten older, I've understood more the importance of friendships,
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Dare to refuse the...
Ibn Rushd, someone who happens to be a Muslim, is considered one of the key influences in the introduction and spread of secularism in Europe. So against religious, nationalist and racial purists of all kinds, can you make his story a part of your own, not because he happened to be a Muslim,
Video examples
Nature is everywhere --...
We are stealing nature from our children. Now, when I say this, I don't mean that we are destroying nature that they will have wanted us to preserve, although that is unfortunately also the case. What I mean here is that we've started to define nature in a way that's so purist and so strict
Video examples
This company pays kids...
Secondly, how would we fund this thing? And finally, would the results be sustained if the students were no longer paid? Now, let's look at the ethical part first. I'm a bit of a mathematical purist. So I'd be one of the first people to say that we should study mathematics
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Giant Fish Helped by...
seven acre pond fishing enthusiasts like Brendan O'Sullivan are virtually guaranteed some spectacular catches you can talk about purists obviously who want to go and fish on the waters but the Amazon is a mighty big river and the chance of catching anything is minimal
Video examples
Does grammar matter? -...
despite being derived from just one of many spoken varieties, usually that of the people in power. Language purists worked to establish and propagate this standard by detailing a set of rules that reflected the established grammar of their times.
Video examples
Who IS Sherlock Holmes -...
and the phrase, "Elementary, my dear Watson," was coined by author and humorist P.G. Wodehouse. So who exactly is Sherlock Holmes? Who's the real great detective, and where do we find him? Purists might answer that the original Sherlock
Video examples
What's in Hand...
what's in here what's it do and can I make it from scratch pick the stuff it's on your stuff ingredients now you might already know that the ingredient in here that kills germs is ethyl alcohol or as we purist chemists like to call it
Video examples
A Man of the World PIPE...
a purist sled and a stuffed uh sled dogs and they had his sled dog stuff although these dogs were they were all stuffed it was the major exhibit uh in explorers hall and um i would pretend i was on the sled
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Beeban Kidron: The...
and they became more useful to me than the whispers of survivors and the occasional glimpse of a tattoo on a maiden aunt's wrist. Purists may feel that fiction dissipates
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A hilarious celebration...
and sadness. You spell it right out -- I spell it, every letter. Such a purist. You know, as I've gotten older, I've understood more the importance of friendships,
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W. E. B. Du Bois
American Writer
All art is propaganda, and ever must be, despite the wailing of the purists. I stand in utter shamelessness and say that whatever art I have for writing has been used always for propaganda for gaining the right of black folk to love and enjoy. I do not care a damn for any art that is not used for propaganda.
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Damien Rice
Irish Musician
Inside, I've got a real purist desire and dream about the music. I like the idea of being able to carve out a kind of magical, colourful, artistic, inspirational life. And the reality just turns out to be quite different, working with the business to bring this thing you have created into the world.
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Shaggy
Jamaican Musician
I've seen the harshest of reggae purists come give me my props because I've been at it for so long... They've seen me come from the hardest of hard-core dancehall to where I am, and they've heard my music change through the years. Some might not agree, but they respect.
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Nina Turner
American Politician
The issues that matter to women also matter to communities... and these issues have a ripple effect all across the country. And the purist sense of the feminist tradition - feminism is not anti-man. It is pro-humanity.
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Jack Ma
Chinese Businessman
I'm just a purist. What is important in my life is that I can do something that can influence many people and influence China's development. When I am myself, I am relaxed and happy and have a good result.
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Toto Wolff
Austrian Driver
Marchionne has a clear vision of what F1 should represent for Ferrari, which is a purist sport that isn't a shopping channel. I would strongly encourage the sport's stakeholders not to provoke him.
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Marshall Curry
American Director
I'm not a purist - I like films that are narrated and films that aren't, films that are beautiful and films that are clumsy but heartfelt. Mostly, I just like a good story and good characters.
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Ben Askren
American Athlete
I'm more of a purist competitor, and I enjoy the fighting aspect of it, but people enjoy my personality, and they enjoy that I tell the truth.
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Billie Joe Armstrong
American Singer
The thing about punk is that there are purists. Once you start going outside of that, they don't think what you're doing is punk rock.
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Fantastic Negrito
American Musician
Blues purists may hate what I do sometimes because it's a little dirtier.
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W. E. B. Du Bois
American Writer
All art is propaganda, and ever must be, despite the wailing of the purists. I stand in utter shamelessness and say that whatever art I have for writing has been used always for propaganda for gaining the right of black folk to love and enjoy. I do not care a damn for any art that is not used for propaganda.
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Damien Rice
Irish Musician
Inside, I've got a real purist desire and dream about the music. I like the idea of being able to carve out a kind of magical, colourful, artistic, inspirational life. And the reality just turns out to be quite different, working with the business to bring this thing you have created into the world.
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Shaggy
Jamaican Musician
I've seen the harshest of reggae purists come give me my props because I've been at it for so long... They've seen me come from the hardest of hard-core dancehall to where I am, and they've heard my music change through the years. Some might not agree, but they respect.
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Nina Turner
American Politician
The issues that matter to women also matter to communities... and these issues have a ripple effect all across the country. And the purist sense of the feminist tradition - feminism is not anti-man. It is pro-humanity.
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Jack Ma
Chinese Businessman
I'm just a purist. What is important in my life is that I can do something that can influence many people and influence China's development. When I am myself, I am relaxed and happy and have a good result.
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Toto Wolff
Austrian Driver
Marchionne has a clear vision of what F1 should represent for Ferrari, which is a purist sport that isn't a shopping channel. I would strongly encourage the sport's stakeholders not to provoke him.
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Marshall Curry
American Director
I'm not a purist - I like films that are narrated and films that aren't, films that are beautiful and films that are clumsy but heartfelt. Mostly, I just like a good story and good characters.
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Ben Askren
American Athlete
I'm more of a purist competitor, and I enjoy the fighting aspect of it, but people enjoy my personality, and they enjoy that I tell the truth.
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Billie Joe Armstrong
American Singer
The thing about punk is that there are purists. Once you start going outside of that, they don't think what you're doing is punk rock.
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Fantastic Negrito
American Musician
Blues purists may hate what I do sometimes because it's a little dirtier.
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