A profane person calls a man of piety a precisian (Isaac Watts).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pre|ci|sian|ism — «prih SIHZH uh nihz uhm», noun. 1. the quality or state of being a precisian. 2. the doctrine or conduct of precisians … Useful english dictionary
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
Pre|mon|stra|ten|sian — «pree MON struh TEHN shuhn», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Saint Norbert at Prémontré, near Laon, France, in 1120. –n. a member of the Premonstratensian order; white canon. ╂[<… … Useful english dictionary
precisian — pre·ci·sian … English syllables
precisianism — pre·ci·sian·ism … English syllables
ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… … English syllables
ci — aca·ci·in; ac·ci·dence; ac·ci·dens; ac·ci·dent; ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·ci·dent·ed; ac·ci·dent·ly; ac·ci·die; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma; adult·i·ci·dal; ae·ci·o·spore; ae·ci·um;… … English syllables
Precisian — Pre*ci sian, n. 1. One who limits, or restrains. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. An overprecise person; one rigidly or ceremoniously exact in the observance of rules; a formalist; formerly applied to the English Puritans. [1913 Webster] The most… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Precisianism — Pre*ci sian*ism, n. The quality or state of being a precisian; the practice of a precisian. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Precisianist — Pre*ci sian*ist, n. A precisian. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
