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   puritan

   /ˈpjʊərɪt(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a member of a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries who regarded the Reformation of the Church under Elizabeth I as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship.
   • ▪ a person with censorious moral beliefs, especially about self-indulgence and sex: "my mother was a puritan about sex"

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the Puritans: "a Puritan parliamentarian"
   • ▪ having or displaying censorious moral beliefs, especially about self-indulgence and sex: "as the puritan ethic has weakened, hedonism has replaced it"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from late Latin puritas ‘purity’ + -an.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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