puritan
adjective/ˈpjʊərɪtən/
/ˈpjʊrɪtən/
- Puritanconnected with the Puritans and their beliefsTopics Religion and festivalsc2
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
- (also puritanical)(usually disapproving) having very strict moral attitudes
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from late Latin puritas ‘purity’ + -an.
Check pronunciation:
puritan