puritans

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• Puritans — • In its original meaning it signified those who strove for a worship purified from all taint of Catholicism . . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Puritans     Puritans      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Puritans — прозвище жителей штата Массачусетс …   Словарь топонимов США

• PURITANS —    a name given to a body of clergymen of the Church of England who refused to assent to the Act of Uniformity passed in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, because it required them to conform to Popish doctrine and ritual; and afterwards applied to… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• PURITANS —    a much maligned dynamic religious movement which arose in the sixteenth century as a CALVINIST party within the CHURCH OF ENGLAND. They emphasized preaching, pastoral care and the REFORMATION of the CHURCH in terms of Biblical norms. Popular… …   Concise dictionary of Religion

• Puritans — inhabitants of Massachusetts …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

• puritans — 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

• Puritans —  Пуритане …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

• Puritans —    This word (from the Latin puritas, meaning cleanness or pureness ) refers to the followers of a religious movement that began in England in the sixteenth century for the purpose of purifying the Church of all superstitious practices and so to… …   Glossary of theological terms

• History of the Puritans — The history of the Puritans can be traced back to the Vestments Controversy in the reign of Edward VI ending in a decline in the mid 1700s. Background, to 1559 The English Reformation, begun his reign in the reign of Henry VIII of England, was… …   Wikipedia

• These New Puritans — Основная инфо …   Википедия

• These New Puritans — Infobox musical artist Name = These New Puritans Background = group or band Origin = Southend on Sea, England Genre = Alternative rock Electronica Progressive rock Experimental rock Post punk revival New Wave Years active = 2007 Present Label =… …   Wikipedia