purism

English

Noun

purism (countable and uncountable; plural purisms)

1. (uncountable) An insistence on the traditionally correct way of doing things, especially of language
2. (countable) An example of purist language etc

Translations

insistence on the traditionally correct way

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 純粹主義 (cmn), 纯粹主义 (cmn) (chúncuìzhǔyì)

• Finnish: puhdasoppisuus (fi), purismi (fi), oikeakielisyys (fi)
• French: purisme (fr) m
• German: Purismus (de) m

• Japanese: 純粋主義 (ja) (じゅんすいしゅぎ, junsuishugi), ピュリスム (ja) (pyurizumu)
• Polish: puryzm (pl) m
• Russian: пуризм (ru) (purízm) m
• Spanish: purismo (es)

example of purist language

• Russian: пуризм (ru) (purízm) m

External links

• purism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• purism in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911