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Definitions:
Noun
Puritan
Definition: 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
Definition: someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
Definition: A puritanical person.
Definition: A member of a particular Protestant religious sect advocating greater purity and piety.
Adjective
Definition: Acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex.