Puritan (Noun)
Meaning 1
A person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum.
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Meaning 2
Someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures.
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Meaning 3
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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