Puritan

Full definition of puritan

Noun

1. (often disapproving): a puritanical person

Synonyms

Adjective

1. (often disapproving): acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex

Synonyms

• puritanical
• antisexualist
• prude
• erotophobe
• genophobe

Related terms

• purity
• puritanical
• Puritanism