Other crossword clues for answer "PURISM"PURISMPedant's thinkingTendency to scoff at neological coinages, sayChaste pursuitInsistence on precise standardsStrict use of language, etc.Stickler's creedAversion to slang, sayStickler's beliefRigid nicety in use of words.Meticulosity.Insistence on precise usage of language.Rigid insistence on nicety.Adherence to nicety in diction.Early 20th-century French art styleObservance of correctnessEarly 20th-century art movementWilliam Safire qualityStrict adherence to rulesStrict linguistic correctnessInsistence on traditional correctness