as in fanatic
a person who has very strong ideas about what is correct or acceptable and who usually opposes changes to traditional methods and practices
a new style of play that offended the sport's purists a language purist who is always looking to correct the speech of others
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Recent Examples of purist
Despite mixed reviews from audio purists, Beats captured nearly 70% of the premium headphone market within five years, eventually selling to Apple for $3 billion.
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Roy Ward, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Each also provides detailed instructions and tips for both beginner and seasoned cooks, and recipes that will appease adventurous eaters and pickle purists alike.
—Nicole Hvidsten, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
This is not a sound signature for purists at all.
—PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
Compact and unscented packaging—ideal for the fragrance purist.
—Dan Michel, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
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Roy Ward, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Each also provides detailed instructions and tips for both beginner and seasoned cooks, and recipes that will appease adventurous eaters and pickle purists alike.
—Nicole Hvidsten, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
This is not a sound signature for purists at all.
—PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
Compact and unscented packaging—ideal for the fragrance purist.
—Dan Michel, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purist
Noun
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He was rewarded with fame, fanatics, and a few awards.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Watching these Eagles linebackers was a treat for football fanatics — and stunning for fans who’ve seen the Eagles linebackers for much of the past decade.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Putin is also a strong nationalist.—
Kerry Brown,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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By the time that war in East Asia took hold, in 1937, China was a decade into its own civil war between the nationalists under Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong’s communists.—
Meredith Oyen,
The Conversation,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Purist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purist. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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