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
And some of the most aggressive purists didn’t appreciate Moss’s proclivity for posting beauty tutorials on her personal social media channels.
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Mike Isaac, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article 3 min MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred's rule changes may not be loved by baseball purists, but the proof is in the pudding.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
But from a purist’s standpoint, the path toward Ennis vs. Norman or Ennis vs. Barrios is what could eventually define this current era at welterweight.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
While her commitment to limiting food waste is commendable, our Test Kitchen (along with other paella purists on the internet) has some thoughts on the recipe.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2025
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Mike Isaac, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article 3 min MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred's rule changes may not be loved by baseball purists, but the proof is in the pudding.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
But from a purist’s standpoint, the path toward Ennis vs. Norman or Ennis vs. Barrios is what could eventually define this current era at welterweight.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
While her commitment to limiting food waste is commendable, our Test Kitchen (along with other paella purists on the internet) has some thoughts on the recipe.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purist
Noun
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Buzz in pursuit of Volkswagen Bus fanatics and stories.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 May 2025
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Content creators, celebs, and beauty fanatics loved the OG high-shine finish lippie so much that Tarte created a line of shimmery shades for it, too.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Romania Romanian nationalists suffered a brutal defeat after Budapest Mayor Nicusor Dan clinched the presidency despite initial expectations for a right-wing cakewalk.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
19 May 2025
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His father was an Arab nationalist, an ideology at odds with Sharaa's political Islam.—
Tom Perry,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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“Purist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purist. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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