puritan

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 110513958)
    is a type of: protestant - an adherent of Protestantism
  2. Someone who adheres to strict religious principles;
    Someone opposed to sensual pleasures (synset 110513780)
    is a type of: abstainer, ascetic - someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  3. A person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum (synset 110506611)
    is a type of: disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
    same as: prude

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