English Explanatory Dictionary

puritan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A puritanical person.
adj
  1. Acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex; ascetic.
noun
  1. A member of a particular Protestant religious sect advocating greater purity and piety.
adj
  1. Alternative letter-case form of puritan.

Pronunciation

/ˈpjʊə.ɹɪ.tən/ /ˈpjɔː-/ /ˈpjʊ.ɹɪ.tən/ /ˈpjɜ-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-puritan.wav /ˈpjʊɹɪtən/ /ˈpjɚɪtən/ /ˈpjʊəɹɪtən/ /ˈpjɔːɹɪtən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Puritan.wav

Word forms

puritan puritans more puritan most puritan

Etymology

See Puritan.

Synonyms

prude puritanical

Related words

purifur puriteen puri-teen puritanical Puritanism purity

Derived words

antipuritan neopuritan puritanic puritanist puritanlike unpuritan Puritandom Puritaness puritanize Puritanly
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