Puritan (redirected from English Puritans)

Pu·ri·tan  (pyr-tn)

n.

1. A member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries advocated strict religious discipline along with simplification of the ceremonies and creeds of the Church of England.

2. puritan One who lives in accordance with Protestant precepts, especially one who regards pleasure or luxury as sinful.

adj.

1. Of or relating to the Puritans or Puritanism.

2. puritan Characteristic of a puritan; puritanical.

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[From Late Latin prits, purity (on the model of Medieval Latin Kathari, "the Pure Ones," a third-century sect of rigorist heretics), from Latin prus, pure; see peu- in Indo-European roots.]

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puritan [ˈpjʊərɪt^ən]

n

a person who adheres to strict moral or religious principles, esp one opposed to luxury and sensual enjoyment

adj

characteristic of a puritan

[from Late Latin pūritās purity]

puritanism  n

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Puritan [ˈpjʊərɪt^ən] (in the late 16th and 17th centuries)

n

(Christianity / Protestantism) (Historical Terms) 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

adj

(Historical Terms) (Christianity / Protestantism) of, characteristic of, or relating to the Puritans

Puritanism  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Puritan - a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship Protestant - an adherent of Protestantism
	2.	puritan - someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures abstainer, ascetic - someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
	3.	puritan - a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum prude disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable

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puritan

noun

moralist, fanatic, zealot, prude, pietist, rigorist He delighted in dealing with subjects that enraged puritans.

adjective

strict, austere, puritanical, narrow, severe, intolerant, ascetic, narrow-minded, moralistic, prudish, hidebound, strait-laced Paul has always had a puritan streak.

Quotations
"The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators" [Lord Macaulay History of England]

Translations

puritan [ˈpjʊərɪtən]

A. ADJ → puritano

B. N → puritano/a m/f

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Puritan [ˈpjʊərɪtən] n (RELIGION) → puritain(e) m/f

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puritan [ˈpjʊərɪtən] n (= puritanical person) → puritain(e) m/f

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puritan (Rel: also Puritan)

adj → puritanisch

n → Puritaner(in) m(f)

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puritan [ˈpjʊərɪt/ən] adj & n → puritano/a

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puritan

n puritan [ˈpjuəritən]

1 a person who is strict and disapproves of many kinds of enjoyment. puritein مُتَزَمِّت ، مُتَشَدِّد пуритан puritán, -ka puritaner; asket der/die Puritaner(in) πουριτανός puritano puritaan آدم خشکه مقدس puritaani puritain/-aine פּוּרִיטָנִי नैष्ठिक व्यक्ति, निष्ठावान् व्यक्ति puritán puritan púrítani, siðavandur/{{DP}}strangtrúaður maður puritano 厳格な人 엄격주의자 puritonas puritānis terlampau alim puritein puritaner purytanin puritano puritan пуританин puritán, -ka puritanec puritanac puritan ผู้เคร่งครัดในหลักศีลธรรมจรรยา softa/bağnaz kimse 清教徒 пуританин صوفي، غير رسمي người khắt khe 清教徒

2 formerly, in England and America, a member of a religious group wanting to make church worship etc simpler and plainer. puritein بيوريتاني: مُتَزَمِّت في أمور الدّين пуритан puritán, -ka puritaner der/die Puritaner(in) οπαδός του πουριτανισμού puritano puritaan پیوریتن puritaani puritain/-aine פּוּרִיטָנִי प्रौटेस्टैंट संप्रदाय का सदस्य puritán puritan púrítani puritano 清教徒 청교도 puritonas puritānis Puritan puritein puritaner purytanin puritano puritan пуританин puritán, -ka puritanec puritanac puritan ผู้เคร่งศาสนา Püriten 清教徒(基督教新教的一派) пуританин ايک عيسائي فرقہ جس عبادت وغيرہ کو سادہ اور آسان بنانا چاہتا تھا người theo Thanh giáo 清教徒（基督教新教的一派）

adj puriˈtanical [-ˈtӕ-]

puriteins مُتَزَمِّت، مُتَشَدِّد пуритански puritánský asketisk; puritansk; snerpet puritanisch πουριτανικός puritano puritaanlik وابسته به پیوریتن ها؛ خشکه مقدس puritaaninen puritain בְּצוָּרה פּוּרִיטָנִית अतिनैतिकवादी merev erkölcsi felfogású, puritánkodó secara puritan púrítanskur, siðavandur puritano 清教徒の 청교도적인, 매우 엄격한 puritoniškas puritānisks bagaikan orang alim puriteins puritansk purytański puritano puritan пуританский puritánsky puritanski puritanski puritansk เคร่งศาสนามาก sofu, bağnaz 清教徒的 пуританський پيوريٹن کے طريقے سے khắt khe 清教徒的