Puritanism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Strict and austere religious conduct. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The beliefs and practices of the Puritans. uncountable
  3. 3
    strictness and austerity in conduct and religion wordnet
  4. 4
    Extreme strictness regarding moral scruples. countable, uncountable

    "2016 October 17, Vicky Spratt, "Work Hard, Work Hard:Meet The Neo-Puritans", Graziadaily.cohttp://graziadaily.co.uk/life/real-life/work-hard-work-hard-meet-neo-puritans Some have argued that the closure of Fabric is symptomatic of a wider shift towards a new puritanism in Britain: a culture in which fun, hedonism and cultural experimentation are no longer valued."

  5. 5
    the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects) wordnet

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abstinenceausteritybibliolatrybigotrydenominationdiscrimination

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"Puritanism comes from England by the first settlers."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French puritanisme, equivalent to puritan + -ism.

Etymology 2

From Puritan + -ism.

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