proscriptivist

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

Noun

  1. One 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...

Origin

From proscriptive + -ist.

Forms

proscriptivists