as in fanatic
a person who has very strong ideas about what is correct or acceptable and who usually opposes changes to traditional methods and practices
a new style of play that offended the sport's purists a language purist who is always looking to correct the speech of others
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The climax of the movie is what Elijah Wald’s book is all about: Bob Dylan’s decision to play an electric set at the 1965 Newport Jazz Festival, a move that horrified the folk purists who’d welcomed him just a few years before.
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Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
The principled purist gallery calls them inconsistent.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
He’s been one of the league’s very best shutdown forwards and for the xG purists, his impact there is second to only Reinhart’s.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Hybrids like the Corvette E-Ray should appeal to purists who’ve thus far resisted all-electric cars.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2025
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Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
The principled purist gallery calls them inconsistent.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
He’s been one of the league’s very best shutdown forwards and for the xG purists, his impact there is second to only Reinhart’s.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Hybrids like the Corvette E-Ray should appeal to purists who’ve thus far resisted all-electric cars.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Purist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purist. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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