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precisianism

precisianism noun: the quality or state of being a precisian.

Noun

precisianism (countable and uncountable, plural precisianisms)

  1. The quality or state of being a precisian
    • they who in other matters express so little feare either of God or man , should in this one particular outstripp all precisianism with thir scruples and cases1649, J[ohn] Milton, ΕΙΚΟΝΟΚΛΆΣΤΗΣ [Eikonoklástēs] […], London: […] Matthew Simmons, […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    pedantry, Puritanism

Synonyms of precisianism

Forms of precisianism

pluralprecisianisms

Origin of precisianism

From precisian + -ism.

Questions about precisianism

What does precisianism mean?
Precisianism means the quality or state of being a precisian.
What part of speech is precisianism?
Precisianism is a noun.
What is the plural of precisianism?
The plural of precisianism is precisianisms.

Words near precisianism in the dictionary

  1. precisenesses
  2. preciser
  3. precises
  4. precisest
  5. precisian
  6. precisianism
  7. precisianisms
  8. precisianist
  9. precisianistic
  10. precisianists
  11. precisians

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