Definition of puritan

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• puritan is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
• puritan is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
• puritan is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of puritan

• a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. prude
• 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 (noun)
• someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures (noun)

See definition of puritan in Merriam Webster