PURITAN


Meaning of PURITAN in English

/ ˈpjʊərɪtən; NAmE ˈpjʊr-/ noun , adjective

■ noun

1.

(usually disapproving ) a person who has very strict moral attitudes and who thinks that pleasure is bad

2.

Puritan a member of a Protestant group of Christians in England in the 16th and 17th centuries who wanted to worship God in a simple way

■ adjective

1.

Puritan connected with the Puritans and their beliefs

2.

= puritanical

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from late Latin puritas purity + -an .

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