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puritan adjective

  /ˈpjɔː-/ , /ˈpjɜ-/ , /ˈpjʊ.ɹɪ.tən/ , /ˈpjʊə.ɹɪ.tən/
  • (usually, derogative) Acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex; ascetic.
 puritain

puritanism noun

  • (theology) Strict and austere religious conduct.
 puritanisme

Puritan noun

  /ˈpjɔːɹɪtən/ , /ˈpjɚɪtən/ , /ˈpjʊəɹɪtən/ , /ˈpjʊɹɪtən/
  • A member of a particular Protestant religious sect advocating greater purity and piety.
 puritain

puritanical adjective

  /pjɚ.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kl̩/ , /pjʊəɹ.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kəl/
  • Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid (often used by way of reproach or contempt).
 exigeant
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