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nouna person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
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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 worshiptype of:
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nounsomeone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
Definition that contains puritan
- williams English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683)
- puritanical of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism
- puritanism the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects)
- roger williams English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683)
- scarlet letter the letter A in red; Puritans required adulterers to wear it