puritan
-2 n. கடுந்தூய்மைக் கட்சியினர், சமயத்துறைக் கடுங்கண்டிப்பாளர், ஒழுக்கத்துறைக் கடுங்கண்டிப்பாளர், (பெ.) கடுஞ் சீர்திருத்தச் சமயவாதியைச் சார்ந்த, ஒழுக்கத்திலுஞ் சமயத்திலும் கடுங்கண்டிப்பான.-1 n. (வர.) கரஞ்சீர்திருத்தச் சமயவாதி, பிரிட்டனில் எலிசபெத் அரசிகாலச் சீர்திருத்தம் அரைகுறையானது என்று கருதிய புரோட்டஸ்டாண்டு சமயத்தவர்.
Pu"ri*tan, n. Etym: [From Purity.] 1. (Eccl. Hist.) Defn: One who, in the time of Queen Elizabeth and the first two Stuarts, opposed traditional and formal usages, and advocated simpler forms of faith and worship than those established by law; -- originally, a term of reproach. The Puritans formed the bulk of the early population of New England. Note: The Puritans were afterward distinguished as Political Puritans, Doctrinal Puritans, and Puritans in Discipline. Hume. 2. 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. Pu"ri*tan, a. Defn: Of or pertaining to the Puritans; resembling, or characteristic of, the Puritans. Pu"ri*tan, n. Etym: [From Purity.] 1. (Eccl. Hist.) Defn: One who, in the time of Queen Elizabeth and the first two Stuarts, opposed traditional and formal usages, and advocated simpler forms of faith and worship than those established by law; -- originally, a term of reproach. The Puritans formed the bulk of the early population of New England. Note: The Puritans were afterward distinguished as Political Puritans, Doctrinal Puritans, and Puritans in Discipline. Hume. 2. 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. Pu"ri*tan, a. Defn: Of or pertaining to the Puritans; resembling, or characteristic of, the Puritans.