1. Strict observance of or insistence on traditional correctness, especially of language: "By purism is to be understood a needless and irritating insistence on purity or correctness of speech"(H.W. Fowler).
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) insistence on traditional canons of correctness of form or purity of style or content, esp in language, art, or music
In literature and art. strict adherence to particular concepts, rules, or ideals of form, style, etc., either as formulated by the artist or as dictated by a school with which the artist is allied. See also art; criticism; language. — purist, n., adj.
in criticism, rigid or strict evaluation of a work of art or literature in terms of a code of standards of the critic or of a school of style or criticism related to or distinct from the critic, artist, or writer. See also art; language; literature. — purist, n., adj.
strict adherence to particular concepts, rules, or ideals of form, style, etc., either as formulated by the artist or as dictated by a school with which the artist is allied, See also art; criticism; language. — purist, n., adj.
strict adherence to particular concepts, rules, or ideals of form, style, etc., either as formulated by the artist or as dictated by a school with which the artist is allied. See also criticism; language. — purist,n., adj.
the policy or attempt to purify language and to make it conform to the rigors of pronunciation, usage, grammar, etc. that have been arbitrarily set forth by a certain group. Also called prescriptivism. See also art; criticism; literature; representation. — purist,n.,adj.
Startups eFoundation and Purism have created operating system platforms that don't share consumer data with outside entities such as Google and Apple, but it's a tough road ahead for each company.
One of Sarah Copeland's salad recipes in her lovely new cookbook evokes the cooking-from-the-market spirit, not the purism associated with the classic.
As I mentioned in a previous two-part column titled'Ilorin is an Ethnogenesis: Response to Kawu's Anti-Saraki Ilorin Purism,'Ishaq Modibbo Kawu, whom I knew as Olanrewaju 'Lanre' Kawu in the 1990s, is someone I've called a friend and a brother for years not because we come from the same state but because I thought we shared the same passion for a juster, fairer, more progressive society.
Pokharel was one of the leading personalities in initiating Jharrobadi movement that began from Banaras (India), a linguistic purism for safeguarding Nepali language from unwanted foreign influence.
The belief that American higher education develops the students' knowledge and skills to prepare them for the sophisticated demands of the contemporary workforce--"human capital purism"--is mostly wrong, Caplan argues.
Available globally in black [1] -- a timeless colour that enables a seamless switch from glass to frame, and reflects Porsche Design's commitment to purism and simple sophistication.
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