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How to say: puritan
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Puritan
Syllables
puritan
US accent
/pjˈʊɹɹɪtən/
UK accent
/pjˈʊəɹɪtən/
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Definition
Definition — 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