Puritan
/pjˈʊrʌtʌn/
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Noun
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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someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
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a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum