puritan
noun[C]
uk/ˈpjʊə.rɪ.tən/us/ˈpjʊr.ɪ.t̬ən/someone whobelievesthat it isimportanttoworkhard andcontrolyourself, and thatpleasureiswrongorunnecessary:
清教徒式的人;禁欲者;道学先生Despite hisapparentliberalviews, he's really something of a puritan/he has a puritanstreak.尽管他表面上持自由派观点,但实际上他有点像个清教徒。
Synonym
prudedisapproving
Religious people: followers of religious groups
- Adventist
- Anglican
- animist
- anti-cult
- anti-papal
- evangelist
- fakir
- Franciscan
- fundamentalist
- fundie
- Moonie
- moral majority
- Mormon
- Moslem
- Muslim
- Shia
- Shiite
- Sikh
- sisterhood
- Sufi