| Purist 1. (n.) One who aims at excessive purity or nicety, esp. in the choice of language. 2. (n.) One who maintains that the New Testament was written in pure Greek. Thesaurus Entries Pharisee, ass, bigot, bitter-ender, bluestocking, bullethead, classicist, conservative, die-hard, diehard, dogmatist, donkey, fanatic, formalist, hardnose, intransigeant, intransigent, last-ditcher, maverick, mule, pedant, perverse fool, pighead, plain stylist, positivist, precieuse, precieux, precisian, precisionist, puritan, standpat, standpatter, stickler, stuffed shirt, traditionalist |