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Neo-Puritan

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A modern zealot who seeks to live in strict devotion to being "politically correct" and is eager to police others using coercion, indoctrination or even force if necessary to adhere to what is (currently) dictated.
Paul, who had a neo-puritan devotion to being correct, danced up and down with anger as mask-less people walked by outside.
Neo-Puritan by Dj smiles February 12, 2022

Neo-Puritan

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Neo Puritans is a revival of puritanism in modern day society.
Neo Puritans are people who hold strong Christian values and are usually very right wing conservatives.
They believe in strong morals, are very anti sex or anything sexual in the media, are against the gay community and marriage, pro life, anti drugs, are very pro traditional values and try and police people to not adhering to Christian beliefs and authoritarianism. They are against dressing in a way that is revealing of the human body, and usually police their children on old mindsets involving sex and religion.
"A Neo-Puritan yelled at me for showing my ankles in public yesterday."
"I had a Neo-Puritan yell at me for being openly gay with my boyfriend by standing too close to him."
Neo-Puritan by Dick Haver June 2, 2021

Neo-Puritan

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Neo Puritan is a person with a limited outlook who is unwilling to consider conservative, traditional ideas, perspectives or thoughts. Especially about new age subjects’ environmentalism, gay marriage, sexism, feminism, Antifa, vegan practices etc. they just want to censor you.
The Antifa and the Far Left, are as Neo-Puritan, and as narrow-minded as any religious Puritan of the 1600s.
Neo-Puritan by Uppity White Man December 24, 2018
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