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    puritan
    ˈpjʊərɪt(ə)n/
    noun
    noun: Puritan; plural noun: Puritans
    1. 1.
      a member of a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries who regarded the Reformation of the Church under Elizabeth I as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship.
      • a person with censorious moral beliefs, especially about self-indulgence and sex.
        noun: puritan; plural noun: puritans
        "my mother was a puritan about sex"
        synonyms:moralist, pietist, prude, prig, moral zealot/fanatic, killjoy, Mrs Grundy, Grundy, old maid, schoolmarm, Victorian, priggish person, ascetic; More
        informalgoody-goody, Goody Two-Shoes, holy Joe, holy Willie, Miss Prim;
        informalbluenose
        "today's puritans impede frank talk about sexuality"
    adjective
    adjective: Puritan
    1. 1.
      relating to the Puritans.
      "a Puritan parliamentarian"
      • having or displaying censorious moral beliefs, especially about self-indulgence and sex.
        adjective: puritan
        "as the puritan ethic has weakened, hedonism has replaced it"
    Origin
    late 16th century: from late Latin puritas ‘purity’ + -an.
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    Puritans - Wikipedia

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