English noun: Puritan |
1. | Puritan (person) a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship |
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| Broader (hypernym) | Protestant |
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2. | puritan (person) someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures |
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| Broader (hypernym) | abstainer, ascetic |
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3. | puritan (person) a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum |
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| Synonyms | prude |
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| Broader (hypernym) | disagreeable person, unpleasant person |
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