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puritan

/ˈpjʊ.ɹɪ.tən/ adjective C2
  1. Acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex; ascetic.
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“What a Puritan you are!” said he; “that happens every day.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 786 · C1

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