Protestant vs. Puritan

Protestantadjective

protesting

Protestantnoun

One who protests; a protester.

Protestantnoun

One who protests; - originally applied to those who adhered to Luther, and protested against, or made a solemn declaration of dissent from, a decree of the Emperor Charles V. and the Diet of Spires, in 1529, against the Reformers, and appealed to a general council; - now used in a popular sense to designate any Christian who does not belong to the Roman Catholic or the Greek Church.

Protestantadjective

Making a protest; protesting.

Protestantadjective

Of or pertaining to the faith and practice of those Christians who reject the authority of the Roman Catholic Church; as, Protestant writers.

Protestantnoun

an adherent of Protestantism

Protestantnoun

the Protestant churches and denominations collectively

Protestantadjective

of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism;

Protestantadjective

making a protest

Puritannoun

A puritanical person.

Puritanadjective

Acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex.

Puritannoun

One who, in the time of Queen Elizabeth and the first two Stuarts, opposed traditional and formal usages, and advocated simpler forms of faith and worship than those established by law; - originally, a term of reproach. The Puritans formed the bulk of the early population of New England.

Puritannoun

One who is scrupulous and strict in his religious life; - often used reproachfully or in contempt; one who has overstrict notions.

Puritanadjective

Of or pertaining to the Puritans; resembling, or characteristic of, the Puritans.

Puritannoun

adheres to strict religious principles; opposed to sensual pleasures

Puritannoun

a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum

Puritanadjective

morally rigorous and strict;