1. (

• Puritan ,

) 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. (

• puritan

) someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures ;

3. (

• prude ,
• puritan ,

) a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum ;