Archpuritan

/ˌɑːrkˈpjʊərɪtən/ noun

Someone who is extremely strict about morality and behavior, taking puritan ideals to an exaggerated or fanatical extreme.

From 'arch-' (chief, extreme) + 'Puritan' (a member of a 16th-17th century Protestant movement demanding strict religious discipline). The combination emerged in historical religious polemics to mock excessive moral rigidity.

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