Puritan - Definition
puritan
n 1: 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: someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone
opposed to sensual pleasures
3: a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
[syn: prude, puritan]