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antipuritan

antipuritan noun: one who opposes puritanism.

Noun

antipuritan (plural antipuritans)

  1. One who opposes puritanism.

Adjective

antipuritan (comparative more antipuritan, superlative most antipuritan)

  1. Opposing puritanism.

Forms of antipuritan

Noun
pluralantipuritans
Adjective
comparativemore antipuritan
superlativemost antipuritan

Origin of antipuritan

From anti- + puritan.

Questions about antipuritan

What does antipuritan mean?
Antipuritan means one who opposes puritanism.
What part of speech is antipuritan?
Antipuritan can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of antipuritan?
The plural of antipuritan is antipuritans.

Words near antipuritan in the dictionary

  1. antipunishment
  2. antipunk
  3. antipurine
  4. antipurinergic
  5. antipurines
  6. antipuritan
  7. antipuritanical
  8. antipuritanism
  9. antipuritans
  10. antipuromycin
  11. antiputrefaction

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