pu ‧ ri ‧ tan /ˈpjʊərətən, ˈpjʊərɪtən $ ˈpjʊr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: puritas 'purity' , from Latin purus ; ⇨ ↑ pure ]
1 . someone with strict moral views who thinks that pleasure is unnecessary and wrong
2 . Puritan a member of a Protestant religious group in the 16th and 17th centuries, who wanted to make religion simpler
—puritan adjective :
the Puritan work ethic