pu ‧ ri ‧ tan ‧ is ‧ m /ˈpjʊərətənɪz ə m, ˈpjʊərɪtənɪz ə m $ ˈpjʊr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
strict religious and moral attitudes – used in order to show disapproval:
a harsh and repressive sexual puritanism
pu ‧ ri ‧ tan ‧ is ‧ m /ˈpjʊərətənɪz ə m, ˈpjʊərɪtənɪz ə m $ ˈpjʊr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
strict religious and moral attitudes – used in order to show disapproval:
a harsh and repressive sexual puritanism
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012