archaist

noun

Meaning

Someone who consciously uses or advocates for the use of archaic language, styles, or customs.

As a literary archaist, he refused to write in any style that postdated the seventeenth century.
The poet was often called an archaist for his persistent use of obsolete vocabulary and complex, outdated syntax.

Synonyms: traditionalist, conservative, classicist, antiquarian

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈɑːrkeɪɪst/

Someone who consciously uses or advocates for the use of archaic language, styles, or customs.

As a literary archaist, he refused to write in any style that postdated the seventeenth century.
The poet was often called an archaist for his persistent use of obsolete vocabulary and complex, outdated syntax.
Critics dismissed the movement as a collection of archaists who were unable to adapt to the realities of contemporary art.

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