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puritanism en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from French puritanisme, equivalent to puritan + -ism.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Strict and austere religious conduct.
2. (countable, uncountable) Extreme strictness regarding moral scruples.
   • 2016 October 17, Vicky Spratt, "Work Hard, Work Hard:Meet The Neo-Puritans", Graziadaily.cohttp://graziadaily.co.uk/life/real-life/work-hard-work-hard-meet-neo-puritans Some have argued that the closure of Fabric is symptomatic of a wider shift towards a new puritanism in Britain: a culture in which fun, hedonism and cultural experimentation are no longer valued.

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Translations (15)

ru пуритани́зм (strict and austere religious conduct) · sh puritanizam (strict and austere religious conduct) · it puritanismo (strict and austere religious conduct) · ca puritanisme (strict and austere religious conduct) · bg пуританизъм (strict and austere religious conduct) · hu puritanizmus (strict and austere religious conduct) · sh puritanstvo (strict and austere religious conduct) · es puritanismo (strict and austere religious conduct) · kk пуритандық (strict and austere religious conduct) · it puritanesimo (strict and austere religious conduct) · sv puritanism (strict and austere religious conduct) · ro puritanism (strict and austere religious conduct) · ru пурита́нство (strict and austere religious conduct) · fr puritanisme (strict and austere religious conduct) · pt puritanismo (strict and austere religious conduct)