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puritan


puritan - noun

  • 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
  • someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
  • a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum

    • puritan - thesaurus

    prude  

    Scrabble score for puritan

    p is 3 u is 1 r is 1 i is 1 t is 1 a is 1 n is 1
    Scrabble score = 9

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