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Definitions for purism
ˈpyʊər ɪz əmpurism
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Princeton's WordNet
purismnoun
scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language)
"linguistic purisms"
Wiktionary
purismnoun
An insistence on the traditionally correct way of doing things, especially of language
purismnoun
An example of purist language etc
Wikipedia
Purism
Purism, referring to the arts, was a movement that took place between 1918 and 1925 that influenced French painting and architecture. Purism was led by Amédée Ozenfant and Charles Edouard Jeanneret (Le Corbusier). Ozenfant and Le Corbusier formulated an aesthetic doctrine born from a criticism of Cubism and called it Purism: where objects are represented as elementary forms devoid of detail. The main concepts were presented in their short essay Après le Cubisme (After Cubism) published in 1918.
Webster Dictionary
Purismnoun
rigid purity; the quality of being affectedly pure or nice, especially in the choice of language; over-solicitude as to purity
Etymology: [Cf. F. purisme.]
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Purism
Purism, referring to the arts, was a movement that took place between 1918–1925 that influenced French painting and architecture. Purism was led by Amédée Ozenfant and Charles Edouard Jeanneret. Ozenfant and Jeanneret created a variation of Cubist movement and called it Purism.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Purism
pūr′izm, n. exclusion of mixture of any kind: pure or immaculate conduct or style: the doctrine of a purist: great nicety or care in the use of words.—n. Pūr′ist, one who is excessively pure or nice in the choice of words.—adj. Pūris′tic.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of purism in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of purism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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