Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neopuritan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: neop-u-ri-tan
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A modern proponent of puritanical doctrines.

Example Sentences

"As the American novelist Tom Robbins once famously put it: When freedom is outlawed, only outlaws will be free. The neopuritans, whether Islamic or feminist, seem to fear most women's independence and their right to control their own fates […]"
"They've declared war, of all the stupid ideas, on various plant extracts that are unpopular with the neopuritans: cocaine, marijuana, heroin, etc."

Etymology

From neo- + puritan.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: neo

Inflected Forms

neopuritans (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

neopuritanical neopuritanism

Questions

What does neopuritan mean?: A modern proponent of puritanical doctrines.
Where does neopuritan come from?: From neo- + puritan.

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