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a group of strict religious people who came to America in the 16th century

Puritan(noun)

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

puritan(noun)

someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures

prude, puritan(noun)

a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum

a person who is greatly concerned with seemly behavior and morality especially regarding sexual matters

some of the town's puritans still maintain that sex education has no place in the schools

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