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[Noun] | "pu*ri*tan" | \ ˈpyu̇r-ə-tən \
1: a member of a 16th and 17th century Protestant group in England and New England opposing as unscriptural the ceremonial worship and the prelacy of the Church of England
2: one who practices or preaches a more rigorous or professedly purer moral code than that which prevails
Origin: 1572 ;
Probably from Late Latin puritas purity;
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[Adjective] | "puritan"
1: of or relating to puritans, the Puritans, or puritanism
Origin: 1581 ;
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[Noun] | "puritan"
1: a person who is greatly concerned with seemly behavior and morality especially regarding sexual matters;
* e.g., " ... some of the town's puritans still maintain that sex education has no place in the schools "
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[ "puritan" ]
1: a person with a high code of morals.
* e.g., ... She may seem a puritan but I can assure that she was a filthy ho when she offered me to a rimming.
[ "puritan" ]
2: usually refrains from sex, drugs and (fallen) women. Often can be seen in or around religious gatherings.
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[ "puritan" ]
3: At times can be a dangerous veil of deception.
* e.g., ... Stay away from him, he's a puritan.
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[ "puritan" ]
1: adj.) new england slang meaning outdated, or just stupid.
* e.g., ... you're so puritan, man, you listen to grunge.
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[ "puritanism" ]
1: Commonly refers to an old fashioned Christian movement which was common into colonial times.
* e.g., ... Liberal people like me are extremely afraid of puritanism rising up.
[ "puritanism" ]
2: According to H. L. Mencken, "The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy."
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[ "Puritan" ]
1: A person that's literally the king/queen of inferiority that they make themselves feel better by acting morally over the top that they expect everyone to be like them and anyone that dares to differ will be canceled
* e.g., ... My puritan friends act like they better than everyone but when they walked downstairs, they saw that me, my friend, and the dog were in fancy clothes, they freaked the fuck out and had a temper tantrum.
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[ "puritanism" ]
1: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be happy
* e.g., ... Needless to say, puritans hate fun
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[ "Puritan" ]
1: A an old fashioned, homeschooling mother who thinks that girls should suffer during warm weather because shorts and tank tops will turn them into strippers destined for hell.
* e.g., ... *girl walks into room wearing a weather-appropriate but not revealing tank top and jeans*
Puritan mother: Oh my goodness! Put some clothes on before you end up spending the rest of your life in a brothel!
Girl: But look at Zack! He's shirtless and his jeans are so low we can practically see all of his boxers! Why is that ok??
Puritan mother: Because I'm a sexist bitch.
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[ "Puritan" ]
1: Someone who wants to basically make life as boring as possible
* e.g., ... Mr. Cox is so puritan he made the band instafail due to lack of coolness.
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[ "Puritanical" ]
1: Religious rules limiting the sexual expressions of members of the group.
* e.g., ... The puritanical leader forbade my Mother from wearing pants or perfume.
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[ "puritans" ]
1: The Puritans were members of a religious reformation movement known as Puritanism which arose within the Church of England. Puritans were the more extreme Protestants within the Church of England in the late 16th century who thought that the English Reformation wasn’t far enough in reforming the doctrines and structure of the church. They wanted to purify the Church of England as it was too similar to the Roman Catholic Church. In the 17th century, many Puritans emigrated to the New World, where they sought a holy commonwealth in New England.
* e.g., ... many Puritans emigrated to the New World
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[ "Puritans" ]
1: A bunch of religious zealots, name "puritans" for their faith in the olde ways, who left Europe to come to America and kill all the natives! Nice guys, eh?
* e.g., ... The puritans were the founders of America...THOSE DIRTY BASTARDS!
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