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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024Pu•ri•tan /ˈpyʊrɪtən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Religiona member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, calling for the simplifying of doctrine and worship and greater strictness in religious discipline.
- [puritan] a person who is strict in moral or religious matters, often to an excessive degree.
adj. - Religionof or relating to the Puritans.
- [puritan] of, relating to, or characteristic of a moral puritan.
Pur•i•tan•ism, pur•i•tan•ism, n. [uncountable]See -pur-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Pu•ri•tan•ism (pyŏŏr′i tn iz′əm),USA pronunciation n. - Religionthe principles and practices of the Puritans.
- (sometimes l.c.) extreme strictness in moral or religious matters, often to excess;
rigid austerity.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Pu•ri•tan (pyŏŏr′i tn),USA pronunciation n. - Religiona 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.
- (l.c.) a person who is strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so.
adj. - Religionof or pertaining to the Puritans.
- (l.c.) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a moral puritan;
puritanical.
- Late Latin pūrit(ās) purity + -an
- 1540–50
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