Puritan Synonyms & Definitions

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• PuritanDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) Of or pertaining to the Puritans; resembling, or characteristic of, the Puritans.
2. (n.) One who is scrupulous and strict in his religious life; -- often used reproachfully or in contempt; one who has overstrict notions.
3. (n.) One who, in the time of Queen Elizabeth and the first two Stuarts, opposed traditional and formal usages, and advocated simpler forms of faith and worship than those established by law; -- originally, a term of reproach. The Puritans formed the bulk of the early population of New England.

• PuritanicalDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; -- often used by way of reproach or contempt.
2. (a.) Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.

• PuritanizeDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (v. i.) To agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to conform to the practice of Puritans.