precisian

[ pri-sizh-uhn ]

/ prɪˈsɪʒ ən /

noun

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

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

Origin of precisian

First recorded in 1565–75; precise + -ian

OTHER WORDS FROM precisian

pre·ci·sian·ism, noun

Words nearby precisian

precipitin test, precipitous, précis, precise, precisely, precisian, precision, precision bombing, precision casting, precisionism, precisive

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Example sentences from the Web for precisian

A formalist and precisian, he held any sort of doubt to be backsliding before the message in his own heart.
The Grey Room|Eden Phillpotts
The form-master of the Upper Remove happened to be a precisian in English.
The Hill|Horace Annesley Vachell
I am, it may be, a little of a precisian, and I wish to Heaven I was mair worthy of the name; but let that be a pass-over.
The Fortunes of Nigel|Sir Walter Scott
His public career shows more of the doctrinaire and precisian than can be found in any other one of these.
The Brothers' War|John Calvin Reed

The precisian, they say, disapproved of Danton's lax and heedless courses.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3)|John Morley

British Dictionary definitions for precisian

precisian

/ (prɪˈsɪʒən) /

noun

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

Derived forms of precisian

precisianism, noun

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单词	precisian
释义	precisian [ pri-sizh-uhn ] / prɪˈsɪʒ ən / noun a person who adheres punctiliously to the observance of rules or forms, especially in matters of religion. one of the English Puritans of the 16th and 17th centuries. Origin of precisian First recorded in 1565–75; precise + -ian OTHER WORDS FROM precisian pre·ci·sian·ism, noun Words nearby precisian precipitin test, precipitous, précis, precise, precisely, precisian, precision, precision bombing, precision casting, precisionism, precisive Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for precisian A formalist and precisian, he held any sort of doubt to be backsliding before the message in his own heart. The Grey Room\|Eden Phillpotts The form-master of the Upper Remove happened to be a precisian in English. The Hill\|Horace Annesley Vachell I am, it may be, a little of a precisian, and I wish to Heaven I was mair worthy of the name; but let that be a pass-over. The Fortunes of Nigel\|Sir Walter Scott His public career shows more of the doctrinaire and precisian than can be found in any other one of these. The Brothers' War\|John Calvin Reed The precisian, they say, disapproved of Danton's lax and heedless courses. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3)\|John Morley British Dictionary definitions for precisian precisian / (prɪˈsɪʒən) / noun a punctilious observer of rules or forms, esp in the field of religion Derived forms of precisian precisianism, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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