PURITAN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
   Synonym(s)
   • prude (what does prude mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) puritan is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • unpleasant person (what does unpleasant person mean?)
   • disagreeable person (what does disagreeable person mean?)
2. Meaning
   • adheres to strict religious principles
   • opposed to sensual pleasures
   Hypernyms(s) puritan is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • abstainer (what does abstainer mean?)
   • ascetic (what does ascetic mean?)

PURITAN as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • morally rigorous and strict
   Synonym(s)
   • blue(a) (what does blue(a) mean?)
   • puritanic (what does puritanic mean?)
   • puritanical (what does puritanical mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • blue laws
   • the puritan work ethic
   • puritanic distaste for alcohol
   • she was anything but puritanical in her behavior
   Similar To
   • nonindulgent (what does nonindulgent mean?)