Puritan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpjʊə.ɹɪ.tən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Puritan is a noun meaning (usually derogatory) A puritanical person.
Meaning
(usually derogatory) A puritanical person.
More Meanings
- (usually derogatory) Acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex; ascetic.
Example Sentences
A pietistic protestantism, rigid, self-righteous, unintellectual, obsessed with puritan morality to the point where hypocrisy was its automatic companion, dominated this desolate epoch.
These new puritans have turned out to be surprisingly unskilled and inexperienced - very different from my generation who invented wife-swapping, orgies and free love in the late Sixties and early Seventies.
Word Forms
- puritans
Synonyms for puritan
Depending on context, synonyms include prude, puritanical, nonindulgent, puritanic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include puritanical, prude, nonindulgent, puritanic, prig, ascetic.
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