purism
Example Sentences
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Stanford’s self-proclaimed ecological purism doesn’t mean he believes we should do away with nonnative species altogether, though.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024
Meanwhile, it says domestic purism should be promoted to lessen consumer demand for international flights.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2021
But I do employ a similar sense of purism about the general strategy.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2021
He picked pointless fights with his colleagues, lecturing them about his superior understanding of the law while flaunting his putative purism.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2020
In itself the third period is distinguished by a scrupulous purism bordering upon pedantry, strict adherence to theoretical rules, and sacrifice of inventive qualities to established canons.
From Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts by John Addington Symonds
