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puritan
noun(pu-ri-tan)
a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
Synonyms: prude,
puritan
noun(pu-ri-tan)
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
puritan
noun(pu-ri-tan)
someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures

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