HyperDic: puritan

English > 3 senses of the word Puritan / puritan:
NOUNperson Puritana 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
person puritansomeone who adheres to strict religious principles
person puritan, prudea person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
Puritan / puritan > pronunciation
Soundspyuh'rahtahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > Puritan: 3 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA 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.
BroaderProtestantAn adherent of Protestantism
English > puritan: 3 senses > noun 2, person
Meaningsomeone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures.
Broaderabstainer, asceticsomeone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline / discipline
Spanishpuritano
Catalanpurità
Adjectivespuritanic, puritanicalmorally rigorous and strict
puritanicalof or relating to Puritans or Puritanism
English > puritan: 3 senses > noun 3, person
MeaningA person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum.
Synonymprude
Broaderunpleasant person, disagreeable personA person who is not pleasant or agreeable
Spanishcucufato, mojigato, puritano, remilgado
Catalanmelindrós, mojigato, posturer, purità
Adjectivespuritanicmorally rigorous and strict
puritanicalexaggeratedly proper

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