puritan en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpjʊ.ɹɪ.tən/ (General-American)
- /ˈpjɔː-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpjʊə.ɹɪ.tən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpjɜ-/ (General-American)
Etymology
See Puritan.
Meanings
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(derogatory, usually) Acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex; ascetic.
A pietistic protestantism, rigid, self-righteous, unintellectual, obsessed with puritan morality to the point where hypocrisy was its automatic companion, dominated this desolate epoch.
1962, Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Revolution. 1789-1848, page 187:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more puritan | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most puritan | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Relateds
puri-teen · puriteen · purity · purifur · puritanical · Puritanism
Synonyms
Translations (18)
it puritano (having very strict moral standards) · tr püritan (having very strict moral standards) · hu puritán (having very strict moral standards) · de puritanisch (having very strict moral standards) · fi puritaaninen (having very strict moral standards) · tr püriten (having very strict moral standards) · bg пуритански (having very strict moral standards) · fr puritain (having very strict moral standards) · mk пурита́нски (having very strict moral standards) · cs puritánský (having very strict moral standards) · es puritano (having very strict moral standards) · ca purità (having very strict moral standards) · nl puriteins (having very strict moral standards) · ru пурита́нский (having very strict moral standards) · fi puristinen (having very strict moral standards) · tr sofu (having very strict moral standards) · pl purytański (having very strict moral standards) · sv puritansk (having very strict moral standards)