n. [ Cf. F. purisme. ] Rigid purity; the quality of being affectedly pure or nice, especially in the choice of language; over-solicitude as to purity. “His political purism.” De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
The English language, however, . . . had even already become too thoroughly and essentially a mixed tongue for his doctrine of purism to be admitted to the letter. Craik. [ 1913 Webster ]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Purism \Pur"ism\, n. [Cf. F. purisme.]
Rigid purity; the quality of being affectedly pure or nice,
especially in the choice of language; over-solicitude as to
purity. "His political purism." --De Quincey.
[1913 Webster]
The English language, however, . . . had even already
become too thoroughly and essentially a mixed tongue
for his doctrine of purism to be admitted to the
letter. --Craik.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
purism
n 1: scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or
correctness (especially in language); "linguistic purisms"
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