/
ˈpjʊərɪt(ə)n/
n.
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(Puritan)
a member of a group of English Protestants 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.
adj.
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(Puritan)
relating to the Puritans.
- characteristic of a puritan.
Derivative
Etymology
C16: from late L. puritas ‘purity’ + -an.
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