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neopuritan

neopuritan noun: a modern proponent of puritanical doctrines.

Noun

neopuritan (plural neopuritans)

  1. A modern proponent of puritanical doctrines.
    • As the American novelist Tom Robbins once famously put it: When freedom is outlawed, only outlaws will be free. The neopuritans, whether Islamic or feminist, seem to fear most women's independence and their right to control their own fates […]2010, John R. Bradley, Behind the Veil of Vice, page 73
    • They've declared war, of all the stupid ideas, on various plant extracts that are unpopular with the neopuritans: cocaine, marijuana, heroin, etc.2012, Doug Casey, Totally Incorrect

Forms of neopuritan

pluralneopuritans

Origin of neopuritan

From neo- + puritan.

Questions about neopuritan

What does neopuritan mean?
Neopuritan means a modern proponent of puritanical doctrines.
What part of speech is neopuritan?
Neopuritan is a noun.
What is the plural of neopuritan?
The plural of neopuritan is neopuritans.

Words near neopuritan in the dictionary

  1. neopullulanases
  2. neopulmo
  3. neopulmonic
  4. neopunk
  5. neopunks
  6. neopuritan
  7. neopuritanical
  8. neopuritanism
  9. neopuritans
  10. Neopythagorean
  11. Neopythagoreanism

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