puritan
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Noun
1. adheres to strict religious principles; opposed to sensual pleasures
2. a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
Adjective
1. morally rigorous and strict;
"blue laws""the puritan work ethic""puritanic distaste for alcohol""she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"