Word
puritan, n.
(puritans)
a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
<noun.person>
prude
puritan
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derivationally related form
puritanic
puritanical
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hypernym
unpleasant person, disagreeable person
someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
<noun.person>
puritan
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derivationally related form
puritanical
puritanic
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hypernym
abstainer, ascetic