purist

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someone who believes in and follows very traditional rules or ideas about a subject:

Although purists may object to split infinitives, like "to boldly go", the fact is, they are commonly used.

Purists eat smoked salmon with nothing more than lemon and black pepper.

believing in and following very traditional rules or ideas about a subject :

Dancers and listeners mostly loved the new style, but purist critics hated it.

Their attitude was inherently puristic.

a person who believes that it is important to speak, write, or do things in a correct or traditional way:

Some purists complain that the buildings are not being accurately restored.