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puritan

noun /pjʊrɪtən/ 3 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 9 WWF 12
Definitions
noun

a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum

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

noun

someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures

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