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puritan::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | prude |
| Type of | disagreeable person, unpleasant person |
| Derivation | puritanic, puritanical |
puritan::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | protestant |
Examples of puritan
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All theatres were closed down by the puritan government during the Commonwealth.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Why do all these one-track puritan experts feel the need to control and play God.
From the guardian.co.uk
I have never been a fan of a NAC speedy close but I'm a bit puritan about it.
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No puritan, Foot was fond of drink and laughter as well as ancient historical ports.
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Puritan rebels regularly had their ears clipped and their foreheads branded.
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All theatres were closed down by the puritan government on 6 September 1642.
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Puritan Bakery has supplied buns for In-N-Out Burger since the late 1950s.
From the ocregister.com
When not bingeing on vodka, he was a bit of a puritan in social relations.
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His first friends in politics were Bettino Craxi's Socialists, not a very puritan lot.
From the economist.com
- 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
- Prude: a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
- (puritanism) the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects)
- (puritanism) strictness and austerity in conduct and religion
- The Puritans were a significant grouping of English-speaking Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Puritanism in this sense was founded by some Marian exiles from the clergy shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1559, as an activist movement within the Church of England. ...
- Puritan was the 1885 America's Cup defender.
- The Puritan, or the Widow of Watling Street, also known as The Puritan Widow, is an anonymous Jacobean stage comedy, first published in 1607. It is often attributed to Thomas Middleton, but also belongs to the Shakespeare Apocrypha due to its title page attribution to "W.S.".
- : a puritanical person; : acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex
