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Puritan 音标拼音: [pj'ʊrətən] n. 清教徒
a. 清教徒的 清教徒清教徒的 Puritan n 1: 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 2: someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures 3: a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum [synonym: {prude}, {puritan}] Puritan \Pu"ri*tan\, n. [From {Purity}.] 1. (Eccl. Hist.) One who, in the time of Queen Elizabeth and the first two Stuarts, opposed traditional and formal usages, and advocated simpler forms of faith and worship than those established by law; -- originally, a term of reproach. The Puritans formed the bulk of the early population of New England. [1913 Webster] Note: The Puritans were afterward distinguished as Political Puritans, Doctrinal Puritans, and Puritans in Discipline. --Hume. [1913 Webster] 2. One who is scrupulous and strict in his religious life; -- often used reproachfully or in contempt; one who has overstrict notions. [1913 Webster] She would make a puritan of the devil. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Puritan \Pu"ri*tan\, a. Of or pertaining to the Puritans; resembling, or characteristic of, the Puritans. [1913 Webster] Puritanic 84 Moby Thesaurus words for "puritan":
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