puritan
puritan is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 29 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.One who is scrupulous and strict in his religious life; -- often used reproachfully or in contempt; one who has overstrict notions. She would make a puritan of the devil. Shak.
- 2.Of or pertaining to the Puritans; resembling, or characteristic of, the Puritans.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abstinence
- acerbic
- anchoret
- anchorite
- and
- ascetic
- asceticism
- ashes
- austere
- austerity
- cynic
- cynical
- cynicism
- flagellation
- hermit
- maceration
- martyr
- martyrdom
- mortification
- nephalism
- penance
- puritanical
- puritanism
- recluse
- sabbatarian
- sabbatarianism
- sackcloth
- total
- yogi
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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