precisian
[noun]
Synonyms: purist, precisionist, traditionalist

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precisian noun. [prɪ'sɪʒ(ǝ)n] L16.
[from PRECISE adjective + -IAN.]
A person who is rigidly precise or punctilious in the observance of rules or forms, esp. religious ones; orig. (obsolete exc. Hist.) a Puritan.

■ precisianism noun the practice or conduct of a precisian (cf. PRECISIONISM) L16.

■ precisianist noun E19.

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