puritan


Meanings

  • 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
  • someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
  • a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
  • PURITAN n pl. -S a rigorously moral or religious person


Scrabble Score: 9

puritan is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

puritan is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

puritan is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 12

puritan is a valid Words With Friends word