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Puritan

Puritan Meaning & Definition
Puritan Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Puritan?

[n] a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
[n] adheres to strict religious principles; opposed to sensual pleasures
[adj] morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Puritan: blue(a) | nonindulgent | prude | puritanic | puritanical

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See Also | abstainer | ascetic | disagreeable person | unpleasant person

Puritan In Webster's Dictionary

\Pu"ri*tan\, n. [From {Purity}.] 1. (Eccl. Hist.) One who, in the time of Queen Elizabeth and the first two Stuarts, opposed traditional and formal usages, and advocated simpler forms of faith and worship than those established by law; -- originally, a term of reproach. The Puritans formed the bulk of the early population of New England. Note: The Puritans were afterward distinguished as Political Puritans, Doctrinal Puritans, and Puritans in Discipline. --Hume. 2. One who is scrupulous and strict in his religious life; -- often used reproachfully or in contempt; one who has overstrict notions. She would make a puritan of the devil. --Shak.
\Pu"ri*tan\, a. Of or pertaining to the Puritans; resembling, or characteristic of, the Puritans.

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