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单词 precisian
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Definition of precisian in English:

precisian

noun prɪˈsɪʒ(ə)npriˈsɪʒən
archaic
  • A person who is rigidly precise or punctilious, especially as regards religious rules.

    〈主古〉严格照章办事的人,做事有板有眼的人;恪守教规的人

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘The generality of the people who were then called puritans, precisians, religious persons’, Baxter wrote, those ‘that used to talk of God, and heaven, and scripture, and holiness adhered to the Parliament.
    • She also turned her son into something of a precisian.
    Synonyms
    pedant, precisionist, perfectionist, formalist, literalist, stickler, traditionalist, doctrinaire, quibbler, hair-splitter, dogmatist, casuist, sophist, fault-finder, caviller, carper, pettifogger

Derivatives

  • precisianism

  • noun prɪˈsɪʒ(ə)nɪz(ə)mpriˈsɪʒəˌnɪzəm
    archaic

Rhymes

circumcision, collision, concision, decision, derision, division, elision, envision, excision, imprecision, incision, misprision, precision, provision, scission, vision

Definition of precisian in US English:

precisian

nounprēˈsiZHənpriˈsɪʒən
archaic
  • A person who is rigidly precise or punctilious, especially as regards religious rules.

    〈主古〉严格照章办事的人,做事有板有眼的人;恪守教规的人

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘The generality of the people who were then called puritans, precisians, religious persons’, Baxter wrote, those ‘that used to talk of God, and heaven, and scripture, and holiness adhered to the Parliament.
    • She also turned her son into something of a precisian.
    Synonyms
    pedant, precisionist, perfectionist, formalist, literalist, stickler, traditionalist, doctrinaire, quibbler, hair-splitter, dogmatist, casuist, sophist, fault-finder, caviller, carper, pettifogger
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