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puritan

/ˈpjʊərɪtən/noun

उच्चारण प्युअरिटन

अतिनैतिकतावादी, कट्टर शुद्धतावादी

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] often disapproving

    a person who has very strict moral attitudes and who thinks that pleasure is wrong

    अतिनैतिकतावादी, कट्टर शुद्धतावादी

    • Don't be such a puritan, it's only a film!

    Synonyms moralist prude

  2. 2

    [C]

    Puritan a member of a Protestant group in England in the 16th and 17th centuries who wanted to make church services simpler and who lived strict religious lives

    प्यूरिटन (16वीं-17वीं सदी का एक कट्टर प्रोटेस्टेंट समूह)

    • Many Puritans sailed to America to practise their religion freely.
adjective
  1. 1

    often disapproving

    having very strict moral attitudes

    कठोर नैतिकतावादी, शुद्धतावादी

    • He grew up in a puritan household where films were not allowed.

    Synonyms puritanical strict prudish

    Opposite permissive liberal

◇Word family
puritanical adjectivepuritanism noun