puritano — meaning in English
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English meaning
- puritan noun A person who is extremely strict about morals, especially concerning pleasure or sex.
Senses
puritano is used for these senses in English:
- Puritan A member of a particular Protestant religious sect advocating greater purity and piety.
- 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 (usually, derogative) A puritanical person.
puritan — full definition
- noun A person who is extremely strict about morals, especially concerning pleasure or sex.
- noun Historically, a member of a Protestant movement that sought simpler worship and stricter morality.
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