Puritan

(pyo͝orˈĭ-tn)

1. A member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries advocated strict religious discipline along with simplification of the ceremonies and creeds of the Church of England.
2. puritan One who lives in accordance with Protestant precepts, especially one who regards pleasure or luxury as sinful.

1. Of or relating to the Puritans or Puritanism.
2. puritan Characteristic of a puritan; puritanical.