Hyphenation of Puritan

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Puritan? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

Pu-ri-tan

Definitions of Puritan:

1.
A member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
2.
Someone who adheres to strict religious principles
Someone opposed to sensual pleasures
3.
A person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum

Synonyms of Puritan:

adj blue, puritanic, puritanical, nonindulgent
noun abstainer, ascetic
noun prude, unpleasant person, disagreeable person

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