Definitions For Puritan
noun
- A person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
- Someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
- 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
- A member of a Protestant group in England and New England in the 16th and 17th centuries that opposed many customs of the Church of England
- A person who follows strict moral rules and who believes that pleasure is wrong
Is Puritan a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
12
The word Puritan is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Puritan in a Sentence
- She's a puritan about sex.
- Some of the town's puritans still maintain that sex education has no place in the schools