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 Puritans 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
10
Words with Friends
13
The word Puritan is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 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