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Definition of puritan adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
someone who believes that it is important to work hard and control yourself, and that pleasure is wrong or unnecessary: Despite his apparent liberal views, he's really something of a puritan/he has a puritan streak. Synonym. prude disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Religious people: followers of religious groups. Adventist.
The meaning of PURITAN is a member of a 16th and 17th century Protestant group in England and New England opposing as unscriptural the ceremonial worship and the prelacy of the Church of England. How to use puritan in a sentence.
What does the word puritan mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word puritan. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. puritan has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. Christianity (mid 1500s) religion (late 1500s) See meaning & use. How common is the word puritan?
noun. 1. a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
adjective. The puritan attitudes of his family dissuaded him from a career in the theater. Synonyms. prim. proper. prudish. strait-laced. rigid. inflexible. stern. uncompromising.
Puritan definition: a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline. See examples of PURITAN used in a sentence.
