puritan -
someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
ascetic,
abstainer a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
Puritan -
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
Puritan -
a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
Puritan -
A member of a particular Protestant religious sect.
Wikipedia
The Puritans were a significant grouping of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Puritanism in this sense was founded by some Marian exiles from the clergy shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1559, as an activist movement within the Church of England. The designation "Puritan" is often incorrectly used, notably based on the assumption that hedonism and puritanism are antonyms: historically, the word was used to characterize the Protestant group as extremists similar to the Cathari of France, and according to Thomas Fuller in his Church History dated back to 1564.
