proscriptivist

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noun

One who is characterized by proscribing; one who tends to proscribe.

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Meanings

nounproscriptivist (plural proscriptivists)

plural proscriptivists

  1. rareOne who is characterized by proscribing; one who tends to proscribe.

    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 […]

    2018, A. Martin Byers, The Real Mound Builders of North America, page 166

Origin

From proscriptive + -ist.

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proscriptivist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proscriptivist

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“proscriptivist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proscriptivist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proscriptivist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proscriptivist.

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