Puritan
Puritan noun - A person who is greatly concerned with seemly behavior and morality especially regarding sexual matters.
Schoolmarm and puritan are semantically related. in moralist topic. In some cases you can use "Schoolmarm" instead a noun "Puritan".
Schoolmarm
Schoolmarm noun - A woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict).
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Schoolmarm and Puritan. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/puritan/schoolmarm
Puritan & Schoolmarm. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/puritan/schoolmarm>.
Schoolmarm or Puritan. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/puritan/schoolmarm.
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