punctualist
nounEtymology From punctual + -ist.
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One who is very exact in observing forms and ceremonies.
- I know Bilson hath deciphered us all the gallantries of signore and monsignore, and monsieur, as circumstantially as any punctualist of Castile, Naples, or Fountain-Bleau, could have done: […]1642, John Milton, The Reason of Church-Government Urged against Prelaty, Book II, Ch. I:
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Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A composer in the style of punctualism.
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Biology, Natural sciences One who believes in punctualism (view on evolution).