purist

English

adj
Definitions
  • Of or pertaining to purism.

Etymology

Borrowed from French puriste root from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (be clean, pure, cleanse, purify).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pewH-

Gloss

be clean, pure, cleanse, purify

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Property

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