purism

[ pyoor-iz-uhm ]

/ ˈpyʊər ɪz əm /

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noun

strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.

an instance of this.

(often initial capital letter)Fine Arts. 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.

Origin of purism

First recorded in 1795–1805; pure + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM purism

purist, nounpu·ris·tic, pu·ris·ti·cal, adjectivepu·ris·ti·cal·ly, adverbhy·per·pur·ist, noun

non·pu·ris·tic, adjectiveun·pu·ris·tic, adjective

Words nearby purism

purify, Purim, purine, Purinethol, puriri, purism, Puritan, Puritan ethic, puritanical, Puritanism, Puritans

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Example sentences from the Web for purism

The third party took the name of Peter, or Cephas, as in their Hebrew purism they preferred to call him.
The Life of St. Paul|James Stalker
No writer of the period has such a command of pure English, unadulterated by xenomania and unweakened by purism, as Daniel.
A History of English Literature|George Saintsbury
As a general rule, I think, educated Americans are more apt to err on the side of purism than of laxity.
America To-day, Observations and Reflections|William Archer
But this was not so much a matter of purism, but rather the old quarrel between Lombards and Tuscans.
The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy|Jacob Burckhardt

Though strongly tinctured with Ciceronian purism, his taste was more austere than Bembo's.
Renaissance in Italy, Volume 2 (of 7)|John Addington Symonds

British Dictionary definitions for purism

purism

/ (ˈpjʊəˌrɪzəm) /

noun

insistence on traditional canons of correctness of form or purity of style or content, esp in language, art, or music

Derived forms of purism

purist, adjective, nounpuristic, adjectivepuristically, adverb

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单词	purism
释义	purism [ pyoor-iz-uhm ] / ˈpyʊər ɪz əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR purism ON THESAURUS.COM noun strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc. an instance of this. (often initial capital letter)Fine Arts. 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. Origin of purism First recorded in 1795–1805; pure + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM purism purist, nounpu·ris·tic, pu·ris·ti·cal, adjectivepu·ris·ti·cal·ly, adverbhy·per·pur·ist, noun non·pu·ris·tic, adjectiveun·pu·ris·tic, adjective Words nearby purism purify, Purim, purine, Purinethol, puriri, purism, Puritan, Puritan ethic, puritanical, Puritanism, Puritans Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for purism The third party took the name of Peter, or Cephas, as in their Hebrew purism they preferred to call him. The Life of St. Paul\|James Stalker No writer of the period has such a command of pure English, unadulterated by xenomania and unweakened by purism, as Daniel. A History of English Literature\|George Saintsbury As a general rule, I think, educated Americans are more apt to err on the side of purism than of laxity. America To-day, Observations and Reflections\|William Archer But this was not so much a matter of purism, but rather the old quarrel between Lombards and Tuscans. The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy\|Jacob Burckhardt Though strongly tinctured with Ciceronian purism, his taste was more austere than Bembo's. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 2 (of 7)\|John Addington Symonds British Dictionary definitions for purism purism / (ˈpjʊəˌrɪzəm) / noun insistence on traditional canons of correctness of form or purity of style or content, esp in language, art, or music Derived forms of purism purist, adjective, nounpuristic, adjectivepuristically, adverb 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 Words related to purism grandiloquence, rhetoric, bombast, delicacy, wordiness, pomposity, fustian, floridness, circumlocution, inflation, pretense
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purism

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