Puritan

Pronunciation: /ˈpjʊrətən/

Puritan (noun)

  1. A person who strongly believes in strict religious rules and tries to live in a very moral and controlled way.
  2. A person seen as too strict about manners, behaviour, or pleasure, especially in public life.

Examples

  • The puritan avoids pleasure and follows strict rules.
  • A puritan believes only strict behavior is acceptable.

Puritan (adjective)

  1. Showing strong disapproval of pleasure or relaxed behaviour; very strict about what is acceptable.
  2. Connected with a group in England that wanted to make the church simpler and more strictly religious.

Examples

  • He has a puritan moral style about spending money.
  • The puritan rules make the room feel tense and quiet.