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puritansk — 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

puritansk is used for these senses in English:

  • 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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