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purism

noun

  1. French art movement
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From French purisme. By surface analysis, pur(e) + -ism.

  1. An insistence on pure or unmixed forms.
  2. An insistence on pure or unmixed forms.
  3. An insistence on the traditionally correct way of doing things.
  4. An example of purist language etc.