puritan

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
  2. noun someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
  3. noun a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum

Etymology

See Puritan.

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