NOUN | person | Puritan | 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 |
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person | puritan | someone who adheres to strict religious principles | |
person | puritan, prude | a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum |
Sounds | pyuh'rahtahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Broader | Protestant | An adherent of Protestantism |
Meaning | someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures. | |
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Broader | abstainer, ascetic | someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline / discipline |
Spanish | puritano | |
Catalan | purità | |
Adjectives | puritanic, puritanical | morally rigorous and strict |
puritanical | of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism |
Meaning | A person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum. | |
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Synonym | prude | |
Broader | unpleasant person, disagreeable person | A person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
Spanish | cucufato, mojigato, puritano, remilgado | |
Catalan | melindrós, mojigato, posturer, purità | |
Adjectives | puritanic | morally rigorous and strict |
puritanical | exaggeratedly proper |
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