as in moralists
a person who is greatly concerned with seemly behavior and morality especially regarding sexual matters
some of the town's puritans still maintain that sex education has no place in the schools
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“Puritans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puritans. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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