Puritan.
A member of a particular Protestant religious sect advocating greater purity and piety.
Meaning & usage
A member of a particular Protestant religious sect advocating greater purity and piety.
Where this word comes from
Probably from purity + -an, because they sought to purify Church of England worship of what they perceived as Roman Catholic aspects. The capitalised form preceded the lowercase form puritan.
Alternative letter-case form of puritan.
Where this word comes from
Probably from purity + -an, because they sought to purify Church of England worship of what they perceived as Roman Catholic aspects. The capitalised form preceded the lowercase form puritan.
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