Purism (Noun)
Meaning
Scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language); "linguistic purisms".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The language purism movement in the country aimed to eliminate all foreign loanwords and replace them with native equivalents.
- Her strict adherence to grammatical rules was seen as an example of linguistic purism by her more relaxed colleagues.
- The novelist's use of archaic vocabulary was criticized as an affectation of literary purism.
- The linguist argued that purism was a futile endeavor, as languages were inherently dynamic and prone to change.
- The country's language academy was accused of promoting a misguided purism that stifled creativity and hindered communication.