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Puritan

proper noun

  1. member of a group of English Protestants who advocated strict religious discipline
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noun

  1. one who engages in puritanism
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpjʊɹɪtən/ / /ˈpjɚɪtən/ / /ˈpjʊəɹɪtən/

adj

Etymology: Probably from purity + -an, because they sought to purify Church of England worship of what they perceived as Roman Catholic aspects. The capitalised form preceded the lowercase form puritan.

  1. Alternative letter-case form of puritan.

    It’s a seedy time of the night and Jacky is telling me about sailors and their needs. A man called P. C. Alexander, an ex-Indian High-Commissioner in London has cleaned up Madras. There’s a very Puritan atmosphere here now, and the seamen are not happy. ‘All ship’s crew very happy with Calcutta. Can bring many girls there. Bombay too – no problem.’ Bombay is apparently the only city in India to license prostitutes.

    Chardonnay is very malleable, but once we get the fruit in we actually take a very Puritan approach to it.

noun

Etymology: Probably from purity + -an, because they sought to purify Church of England worship of what they perceived as Roman Catholic aspects. The capitalised form preceded the lowercase form puritan.

  1. A member of a particular Protestant religious sect advocating greater purity and piety.