[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.", "(lowercase)a person who is strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["of or relating to the Puritans.", "(lowercase)of, relating to, or characteristic of a moral puritan; puritanical ."]}]