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    purist
    pur‧ist /ˈpjʊərəst, ˈpjʊərɪst $ ˈpjʊr-/ noun [countable]
     Word Family: noun: purification, purist, purity ≠ impurity, purifier; verb: purify; adverb: purely; adjective: pure ≠ impure
    someone who believes that something should be done in the correct or traditional way, especially in the areas of art, sport, music, and language:
        The purists won’t like it, but opera on TV certainly brings in the audiences.
        Architects with purist views were suspicious of his work.