neopuritan

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noun

A modern proponent of puritanical doctrines.

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Meanings

nounneopuritan (plural neopuritans)

plural neopuritans

  1. A modern proponent of puritanical doctrines.

    They've declared war, of all the stupid ideas, on various plant extracts that are unpopular with the neopuritans: cocaine, marijuana, heroin, etc.

    2012, Doug Casey, Totally Incorrect
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    As the American novelist Tom Robbins once famously put it: When freedom is outlawed, only outlaws will be free. The neopuritans, whether Islamic or feminist, seem to fear most women's independence and their right to control their own fates […]

    2010, John R. Bradley, Behind the Veil of Vice, page 73

Origin

From neo- + puritan.

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APA

neopuritan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neopuritan

MLA

“neopuritan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neopuritan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neopuritan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neopuritan.

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