purism

pur·ism

noun \ˈpyu̇r-ˌi-zəm\

Definition of PURISM

1

: an example of rigid adherence to or insistence on purity or nicety especially in use of words; especially : a word, phrase, or sense used chiefly by purists

2

: the quality or practice of adherence to purity especially in language

First Known Use of PURISM

1803

Rhymes with PURISM

abysm, ageism, autism, baalism, baptism, Birchism, bossism, bruxism, Buddhism, casteism, centrism, charism, Chartism, classism, cubism, cultism, czarism, deism, dwarfism, faddism, fauvism, Gaullism, Grecism, Hobbism, holism, Jainism, Klanism, leftism, lyrism, Mahdism, Maoism, Marxism, monism, mutism, Nazism, nudism, Orphism, priggism, Ramism, rightism, sadism, Saivism, sapphism, Scotism, sexism, Shaktism, Shiism, Sikhism, simplism, snobbism, sophism, statism, Sufism, tachism, Tantrism, Taoism, theism, Thomism, tourism, tropism, truism, Turkism, verism, Whiggism, Yahwism