puristinen — meaning in English
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English meaning
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purist
noun Someone who insists on strict adherence to traditional rules, standards, or forms.
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puritan
noun A person who is extremely strict about morals, especially concerning pleasure or sex.
Senses
puristinen is used for these senses in English:
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purist
Of or pertaining to purism.
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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
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noun A person who is extremely strict about morals, especially concerning pleasure or sex.
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noun Historically, a member of a Protestant movement that sought simpler worship and stricter morality.
