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puritanist

puritanist noun: someone with strict, austere or ultra-conservative values, especially in terms of sexual or religious conduct.

Noun

puritanist (plural puritanists)

  1. Someone with strict, austere or ultra-conservative values, especially in terms of sexual or religious conduct.

Forms of puritanist

pluralpuritanists

Origin of puritanist

From puritan + -ist.

Questions about puritanist

What does puritanist mean?
Puritanist means someone with strict, austere or ultra-conservative values, especially in terms of sexual or religious conduct.
What part of speech is puritanist?
Puritanist is a noun.
What is the plural of puritanist?
The plural of puritanist is puritanists.

Words near puritanist in the dictionary

  1. puritanised
  2. puritanises
  3. puritanising
  4. puritanism
  5. puritanisms
  6. puritanist
  7. puritanistic
  8. puritanists
  9. puritanize
  10. puritanized
  11. puritanizer

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