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Definition: Meaning of, puritan in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈpjʊərɪt(ə)n /

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  1. someone with strict moral views who thinks that pleasure is unnecessary and wrong
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  2. Puritan a member of a Protestant religious group in the 16th and 17th centuries, who wanted to make religion simpler
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Puritan


Definition: Meaning of, Puritan in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈpjʊərɪtən /

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  1. 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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