Neopuritan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Neopuritan is a noun meaning A modern proponent of puritanical doctrines.
Meaning
A modern proponent of puritanical doctrines.
Example Sentences
They've declared war, of all the stupid ideas, on various plant extracts that are unpopular with the neopuritans: cocaine, marijuana, heroin, etc.
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 […]
Word Forms
- neopuritans
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antipuritan, puritanizer, puritan, neopunk, puritanical, purist.
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