Proscriptivist
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who is characterized by proscribing; one who tends to proscribe. rare
"Pushing on likely required repeated mobilizing of arguments to counter the views of the proscriptivist factions, those promoting a retreat from this prescriptive strategy and the application of a proscriptive ceremonial ideological strategy […]"
Example
More examples"Pushing on likely required repeated mobilizing of arguments to counter the views of the proscriptivist factions, those promoting a retreat from this prescriptive strategy and the application of a proscriptive ceremonial ideological strategy […]"
Etymology
From proscriptive + -ist.
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