a strict Puritan

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• Puritan — 1560s, opponent of Anglican hierarchy, later applied opprobriously to person in Church of England who seeks further reformation (1570s), probably from PURITY (Cf. purity). What [William] Perkins, and the whole Puritan movement after him, sought… …   Etymology dictionary

• Puritan — Pu ri*tan, n. [From {Purity}.] 1. (Eccl. Hist.) One who, in the time of Queen Elizabeth and the first two Stuarts, opposed traditional and formal usages, and advocated simpler forms of faith and worship than those established by law; originally,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Puritan — [pyoor′i tən] n. [< LL puritas (see PURITY) + AN] 1. any member of a Protestant group in England and the American colonies that in the 16th and 17th cent., wanted to make the Church of England simpler in its services and stricter about morals… …   English World dictionary

• Puritan — A Puritan of 16th and 17th century England was an associate of any number of religious groups advocating for more purity of worship and doctrine, as well as personal and group piety. Puritans felt that the English Reformation had not gone far… …   Wikipedia

• puritan — [[t]pjʊ͟ərɪt(ə)n[/t]] puritans 1) N COUNT (disapproval) You describe someone as a puritan when they live according to strict moral or religious principles, especially when they disapprove of physical pleasures. Bykov had forgotten that Malinin… …   English dictionary

• puritan — UK [ˈpjʊərɪtən] / US [ˈpjʊrɪt(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms puritan : singular puritan plural puritans 1) showing disapproval someone who has strict moral or religious principles, and does not approve of pleasure, for example in sexual… …   English dictionary

• puritan — noun (C) 1 someone who has very strict moral standards and thinks that pleasure is unnecessary or wrong 2 Puritan a member of a Protestant religious group in the 16th and 17th centuries, who wanted to make religion simpler puritan also Puritan… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• puritan — pu|ri|tan [ˈpjuərıtən US ˈpjur ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: puritas purity , from Latin purus; PURE] 1.) someone with strict moral views who thinks that pleasure is unnecessary and wrong 2.) Puritan a member of a Protestant… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• puritan — pu|ri|tan [ pjurıtn ] noun count 1. ) someone who has strict moral or religious principles, and does not approve of pleasure, for example in sexual activity, entertainment, or eating and drinking 2. ) Puritan a member of a strict English… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• puritan — Pu·ri·tan || pjÊŠÉ™rɪtÉ™n n. one who is strict on religious issues; one who is strict on moral issues; one who supports modesty and simplicity adj. strict on religious and moral issues, supporting modesty and simplicity …   English contemporary dictionary

• Puritan — puritanlike, adj. puritanly, adv. /pyoor i tn/, n. 1. 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… …   Universalium