Puritan en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈpjʊəɹɪtən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˈpjɔːɹɪtən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpjʊɹɪtən/ (General-American)
- /ˈpjɚɪtən/ (General-American)
Etymology
Probably from purity + -an, because they sought to purify Church of England worship of what they perceived as Roman Catholic aspects. The capitalised form preceded the lowercase form puritan.
Meanings
-
(alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of puritan.
alt of puritan
Chardonnay is very malleable, but once we get the fruit in we actually take a very Puritan approach to it.
2009, Melissa Stackhouse, “Conversations with Bigwigs: Melissa Stackhouse”, in Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, Drink This: Wine Made Simple, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, →ISBN, chapter 5 (Chardonnay: Chic and Changeable), page 121:I learned to work from my grandfather, who held a very Puritan kind of work ethic.
2019, Susan L. Popham, “Teaching Editing through a Feminist Theoretical Lens”, in Suzan Flanagan, Michael J. Albers, editors, Editing in the Modern Classroom, Routledge, →ISBN:It’s a seedy time of the night and Jacky is telling me about sailors and their needs. A man called P. C. Alexander, an ex-Indian High-Commissioner in London has cleaned up Madras. There’s a very Puritan atmosphere here now, and the seamen are not happy. ‘All ship’s crew very happy with Calcutta. Can bring many girls there. Bombay too – no problem.’ Bombay is apparently the only city in India to license prostitutes.
1989, Michael Palin, Around the World in 80 Days, BBC Books, →ISBN, page 111:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more Puritan | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most Puritan | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
puritanize · Puritaness · Puritanly · Puritanlike · Puritandom