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
But this one does…The purists are going to say, 'Hey, shut your mouth.
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EW.com, 22 July 2025
And while the marque calls this a shooting brake, purists will point out that true shooting brakes only have two doors; what Mercedes has made is a station wagon instead, or an estate car as they’re called in the U.K.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 July 2025
Paired with the gray-ish green color palette, sparse decor, and dark atmospherics in the Institute itself, the bleak vibes may be enough to turn some viewers off for good, especially those horror purists who tune in hoping to be terrified rather than just bummed out.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 July 2025
While purists might prefer an immediate jump to green hydrogen, the reality is that transitional technologies may be necessary for the next five to 10 years to build the ecosystem for full decarbonization.
—Nicole Leblanc, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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EW.com, 22 July 2025
And while the marque calls this a shooting brake, purists will point out that true shooting brakes only have two doors; what Mercedes has made is a station wagon instead, or an estate car as they’re called in the U.K.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 July 2025
Paired with the gray-ish green color palette, sparse decor, and dark atmospherics in the Institute itself, the bleak vibes may be enough to turn some viewers off for good, especially those horror purists who tune in hoping to be terrified rather than just bummed out.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 July 2025
While purists might prefer an immediate jump to green hydrogen, the reality is that transitional technologies may be necessary for the next five to 10 years to build the ecosystem for full decarbonization.
—Nicole Leblanc, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purist
Noun
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Pun, an avid wrestling fanatic, reveled in the chaos.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
5 Aug. 2025
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All of these films have been dubbed quintessential summer movies by film fanatics around the country.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Call for return of Alaska to Russia Some Russian nationalists, including politicians, have called for the U.S. to give Alaska back to Russia.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
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But since then, Dodik has refashioned himself as an unrepentant nationalist, denying the genocide of 8,000 Bosniaks at Srebrenica in 1995, the war’s most notorious massacre, and often meeting with Putin in Moscow.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Purist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purist. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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