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Puritan
[ pyoor-i-tn ]
noun
- 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.
adjective
- of or relating to the Puritans.
- (lowercase) of, relating to, or characteristic of a moral puritan; puritanical.
Puritan
1/ ˈʊəɪə /
noun
- any of the more extreme English Protestants, most of whom were Calvinists, who wished to purify the Church of England of most of its ceremony and other aspects that they deemed to be Catholic
adjective
- of, characteristic of, or relating to the Puritans
puritan
2/ ˈʊəɪə /
noun
- a person who adheres to strict moral or religious principles, esp one opposed to luxury and sensual enjoyment
adjective
- characteristic of a puritan
Derived Forms
- ˈʳܰٲˌ, noun
- ˈܰٲˌ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··ٲ· adjective
- ··ٲ· adverb
- ·پ···ٲ noun adjective
- ·پ-ʳ··ٲ noun adjective
- ···ٲ noun adjective
- -ʳ··ٲ noun adjective
- ܲ···ٲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Puritan1
Example Sentences
The philosophical descendants of the Puritans believed the call to freedom that was embedded in the founding was meant for white Christians.
Saint-Gaudens’ imposing, full-length bronze figure, soon nicknamed “The Puritan,” was an immediate sensation.
This time it’s at least a little bit true: Our national dance between Sex and Death, going back to the first Puritan refugees and the devil-haunted woods of New England, seems increasingly weighted toward self-destruction.
The professional military force Parliament commanded — the New Model Army — was, if anything, even more fervent in its Puritan convictions and for the most part happy to enforce the new injunctions.
That was the year Bridget Bishop was ascertained to be a witch by frightened, conformist Puritan religious elders in the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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