Definition of puritanism in English:

puritanism

noun ˈpjʊərɪtənɪz(ə)mˈpjʊrɪtnɪsm

mass noun

1The beliefs or principles of a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries who regarded the Reformation of the Church under Elizabeth I as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship.
Example sentencesExamples
- Theologically, Puritanism represents an emphasis within the Reformed Protestant (Calvinist) tradition on intense personal devotion and extreme ethical probity.
- It is a secular 'born-again' phenomenon that has its historical origin in Puritanism as part of the American psyche.
- Puritanism made a substantial impact on Anglo-America.
- Boston was an early centre of New England Puritanism.
- Puritanism had initially been a movement to expunge remaining elements of Catholicism from the Church of England.
- Many of the precepts of Puritanism survived well into the nineteenth century.
- The disintegration of Puritanism preceded any attempt to impose the Presbyterian system.
- More than a religion, Puritanism was a way of life.
- Her story of the work ethic begins with its invention in 17th-century Puritanism.
- English Puritanism temporarily triumphed during the English Revolution.
- In his lifetime he saw the English Church sway from extreme Puritanism to near Catholicism.
1. 1.1 Censorious moral beliefs, especially about self-indulgence and sex.
  an era of sexual puritanism
  the extreme puritanism of the hardliners grated on people
  Example sentencesExamples
  Is there some truth in that or is it just latent puritanism?
  He was a rebellious product of the militant puritanism that shaped so many in the 1950s and early 60s.
  Their story champions freedom over constriction, sensuality over puritanism, living for others over living for success.
  Both films explore what happens when communities become subject to a grinding puritanism.
  They brought back a sensuousness and emotionalism to art which had been banished by the puritanism of postmodernist theory.
  The poems articulate the function of puritanism as a check against the dangers of untrammelled art.
  His thoroughgoing Puritanism meant that he constantly subjected himself to self-examination.
  He introduced to music a new puritanism, an acute political awareness and diamond-hard intelligence.
  His character has often been explained as the result of his grandmother's puritanism.
  There was a streak of puritanism about the Boultings.
  Such sexual puritanism does little to challenge a conservative view of sex as dangerous and undesirable.

Definition of puritanism in US English:

puritanism

nounˈpyo͝oritnismˈpjʊrɪtnɪsm

1The beliefs or principles of a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries who regarded the Reformation of the Church under Elizabeth I as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is a secular 'born-again' phenomenon that has its historical origin in Puritanism as part of the American psyche.
- Theologically, Puritanism represents an emphasis within the Reformed Protestant (Calvinist) tradition on intense personal devotion and extreme ethical probity.
- More than a religion, Puritanism was a way of life.
- Puritanism had initially been a movement to expunge remaining elements of Catholicism from the Church of England.
- The disintegration of Puritanism preceded any attempt to impose the Presbyterian system.
- Puritanism made a substantial impact on Anglo-America.
- English Puritanism temporarily triumphed during the English Revolution.
- Many of the precepts of Puritanism survived well into the nineteenth century.
- Boston was an early centre of New England Puritanism.
- Her story of the work ethic begins with its invention in 17th-century Puritanism.
- In his lifetime he saw the English Church sway from extreme Puritanism to near Catholicism.
1. 1.1 Censorious moral beliefs, especially about self-indulgence and sex.
  an era of sexual puritanism
  the extreme puritanism of the hardliners grated on people
  Example sentencesExamples
  His character has often been explained as the result of his grandmother's puritanism.
  They brought back a sensuousness and emotionalism to art which had been banished by the puritanism of postmodernist theory.
  There was a streak of puritanism about the Boultings.
  Is there some truth in that or is it just latent puritanism?
  Both films explore what happens when communities become subject to a grinding puritanism.
  The poems articulate the function of puritanism as a check against the dangers of untrammelled art.
  Such sexual puritanism does little to challenge a conservative view of sex as dangerous and undesirable.
  His thoroughgoing Puritanism meant that he constantly subjected himself to self-examination.
  He introduced to music a new puritanism, an acute political awareness and diamond-hard intelligence.
  He was a rebellious product of the militant puritanism that shaped so many in the 1950s and early 60s.
  Their story champions freedom over constriction, sensuality over puritanism, living for others over living for success.

单词	puritanism
释义	Definition of puritanism in English: puritanism noun ˈpjʊərɪtənɪz(ə)mˈpjʊrɪtnɪsm mass noun 1The beliefs or principles of a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries who regarded the Reformation of the Church under Elizabeth I as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship. Example sentencesExamples Theologically, Puritanism represents an emphasis within the Reformed Protestant (Calvinist) tradition on intense personal devotion and extreme ethical probity. It is a secular 'born-again' phenomenon that has its historical origin in Puritanism as part of the American psyche. Puritanism made a substantial impact on Anglo-America. Boston was an early centre of New England Puritanism. Puritanism had initially been a movement to expunge remaining elements of Catholicism from the Church of England. Many of the precepts of Puritanism survived well into the nineteenth century. The disintegration of Puritanism preceded any attempt to impose the Presbyterian system. More than a religion, Puritanism was a way of life. Her story of the work ethic begins with its invention in 17th-century Puritanism. English Puritanism temporarily triumphed during the English Revolution. In his lifetime he saw the English Church sway from extreme Puritanism to near Catholicism. 1.1 Censorious moral beliefs, especially about self-indulgence and sex. an era of sexual puritanism the extreme puritanism of the hardliners grated on people Example sentencesExamples Is there some truth in that or is it just latent puritanism? He was a rebellious product of the militant puritanism that shaped so many in the 1950s and early 60s. Their story champions freedom over constriction, sensuality over puritanism, living for others over living for success. Both films explore what happens when communities become subject to a grinding puritanism. They brought back a sensuousness and emotionalism to art which had been banished by the puritanism of postmodernist theory. The poems articulate the function of puritanism as a check against the dangers of untrammelled art. His thoroughgoing Puritanism meant that he constantly subjected himself to self-examination. He introduced to music a new puritanism, an acute political awareness and diamond-hard intelligence. His character has often been explained as the result of his grandmother's puritanism. There was a streak of puritanism about the Boultings. Such sexual puritanism does little to challenge a conservative view of sex as dangerous and undesirable. Definition of puritanism in US English: puritanism nounˈpyo͝oritnismˈpjʊrɪtnɪsm 1The beliefs or principles of a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries who regarded the Reformation of the Church under Elizabeth I as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship. Example sentencesExamples It is a secular 'born-again' phenomenon that has its historical origin in Puritanism as part of the American psyche. Theologically, Puritanism represents an emphasis within the Reformed Protestant (Calvinist) tradition on intense personal devotion and extreme ethical probity. More than a religion, Puritanism was a way of life. Puritanism had initially been a movement to expunge remaining elements of Catholicism from the Church of England. The disintegration of Puritanism preceded any attempt to impose the Presbyterian system. Puritanism made a substantial impact on Anglo-America. English Puritanism temporarily triumphed during the English Revolution. Many of the precepts of Puritanism survived well into the nineteenth century. Boston was an early centre of New England Puritanism. Her story of the work ethic begins with its invention in 17th-century Puritanism. In his lifetime he saw the English Church sway from extreme Puritanism to near Catholicism. 1.1 Censorious moral beliefs, especially about self-indulgence and sex. an era of sexual puritanism the extreme puritanism of the hardliners grated on people Example sentencesExamples His character has often been explained as the result of his grandmother's puritanism. They brought back a sensuousness and emotionalism to art which had been banished by the puritanism of postmodernist theory. There was a streak of puritanism about the Boultings. Is there some truth in that or is it just latent puritanism? Both films explore what happens when communities become subject to a grinding puritanism. The poems articulate the function of puritanism as a check against the dangers of untrammelled art. Such sexual puritanism does little to challenge a conservative view of sex as dangerous and undesirable. His thoroughgoing Puritanism meant that he constantly subjected himself to self-examination. He introduced to music a new puritanism, an acute political awareness and diamond-hard intelligence. He was a rebellious product of the militant puritanism that shaped so many in the 1950s and early 60s. Their story champions freedom over constriction, sensuality over puritanism, living for others over living for success.
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