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How to say puritan and what does puritan mean?

puritan

noun

How to pronounce puritan?

The word puritan sounds like pu-ri-tan
/'pjʊrɪtən/

What is the definition of puritan?

nouna person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
nouna 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
nounsomeone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures