puritan
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noun \ˈpyu̇r-ə-tən\Definition of PURITAN
1
capitalized : a member of a 16th and 17th century Protestant group in England and New England opposing as unscriptural the ceremonial worship and the prelacy of the Church of England
2
: one who practices or preaches a more rigorous or professedly purer moral code than that which prevails
See Examples of PURITAN
- She's a puritan about sex.
- <some of the town's puritans still maintain that sex education has no place in the schools>
Origin of PURITAN
probably from Late Latin puritas purity
First Known Use: circa 1567
Related to PURITAN
- Synonyms
- bluenose, moralist, Mrs. Grundy, nice nelly, prude, wowser [chiefly Australian]
- Antonyms
- immoralist
Other Christian Religious Terms
2puritan
adjective, often capitalizedDefinition of PURITAN
: of or relating to puritans, the Puritans, or puritanism
First Known Use of PURITAN
1581
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