DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
puritan
/'pjʊrɪtən/ · pjʊrɪtən
Puritan has 3 syllables: pu · ri · tan.
pu
01
ri
02
tan
03
noun. A person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum.
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.
noun. Someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures.
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