puritan

puritan is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: One who, in the time of Queen Elizabeth and the first two Stuarts, opposed traditional and formal usages, and advocated simpler forms of faith and worship than those established by law; -- originally, a term of reproach. The Puritans formed the bulk of the early population of New England. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. One who, in the time of Queen Elizabeth and the first two Stuarts, opposed traditional and formal usages, and advocated simpler forms of faith and worship than those established by law; -- originally, a term of reproach. The Puritans formed the bulk of the early population of New England.
2. noun. One who is scrupulous and strict in his religious life; -- often used reproachfully or in contempt; one who has overstrict notions.
3. adjective. Of or pertaining to the Puritans; resembling, or characteristic of, the Puritans.
4. noun. a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum

   Synonyms: prude

5. noun. someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
6. noun. a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship

Synonyms

prude

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in puritan:

pintura, unipart, uptrain

Common word forms

puritans, puritanly, puritanize

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