Pedant and Puritan

Pedant

Pedant noun - A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit.
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Puritan and pedant are semantically related in prude topic. In some cases you can use "Puritan" instead a noun "Pedant".

Nearby Words: pedantic, pedantry

Puritan

Puritan noun - A person who is greatly concerned with seemly behavior and morality especially regarding sexual matters.

Pedant and puritan are semantically related in prude topic. You can use "Pedant" instead a noun "Puritan".

Nearby Words: puritanical, puritanism, puritanic
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