What does neopuritan mean?
Neopuritan means A modern proponent of puritanical doctrines..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A modern proponent of puritanical doctrines..
As the American novelist Tom Robbins once famously put it: When freedom is outlawed, only outlaws will be free. The neopuritans, whether Islamic or feminist, seem to fear most women's independence and their right to control their own fates […]
They've declared war, of all the stupid ideas, on various plant extracts that are unpopular with the neopuritans: cocaine, marijuana, heroin, etc.
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Neopuritan means A modern proponent of puritanical doctrines..
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As the American novelist Tom Robbins once famously put it: When freedom is outlawed, only outlaws will be free. The neopuritans, whether Islamic or feminist, seem to fear most women's independence and their right to control their own fates […]
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