A closed-minded person who sees all language in black and white with no exceptions. They are sticklers for one dictionary as their lone authority on every word. They are anal sticklers about language and they refuse to accept any new slang words as legitimate additions to a certain language. Esp., English.
The Scrabble buff was a "word puritan" and he refused to accept any coinage of a new word that was not from his authoritative source.
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A person or people who listens to Rock music and will argue with others about the perfection of their favorite band(s) and will also argue that other bands suck.
Dude Jeff is such a Rock Puritan, he's always trying to tell me that AC/DC kicks ass but he refuses to listen to Zeppelin!
by Glass-Assassin February 24, 2009
Get the Rock Puritan mug.The Puritans were members of a religious reformation movement known as Puritanism which arose within the Church of England. Puritans were the more extreme Protestants within the Church of England in the late 16th century who thought that the English Reformation wasn’t far enough in reforming the doctrines and structure of the church. They wanted to purify the Church of England as it was too similar to the Roman Catholic Church. In the 17th century, many Puritans emigrated to the New World, where they sought a holy commonwealth in New England.
by skskoop September 30, 2019
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by Anti-Patriot November 30, 2003
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Jasmia: Hey Lexi you're such a good innocent Puritan! Keep staying above the influence a doing your homework!
Lexi: Thank you Jasmia. Praise Jesus!
Lexi: Thank you Jasmia. Praise Jesus!
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