puriteins — meaning in English

English meaning

• puritan noun A person who is extremely strict about morals, especially concerning pleasure or sex.

Senses

puriteins is used for these senses in English:

• priggish Like a prig.
• puritan (usually, derogative) Acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex; ascetic.

puritan — full definition

1. noun A person who is extremely strict about morals, especially concerning pleasure or sex.
2. noun Historically, a member of a Protestant movement that sought simpler worship and stricter morality.

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