puritan
pu·ri·tan
puritan · puritans
святоша
prüde Person, Prüde, Prüder
A puritanical personA puritanical person.
UK/ˈpjʊə.ɹɪ.tən/US/ˈpjʊ.ɹɪ.tən/
» I am something of a puritan when it comes to literature.
По отношению к литературе я в некотором роде пуританин.
Значение
значений: 1(пренебрежительное, обычно)A puritanical person.
пурита́нинpuritánin
Ещё определения
- someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
- 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
- a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
Примеры
предложений: 10I am something of a puritan when it comes to literature.
По отношению к литературе я в некотором роде пуританин. — Ooneykcall
I hate bigots, puritans and hypocrites.
Olga is such a puritan, she won't even swear.
Jerome won't have sex with you, he's a total puritan.
The laws of this country are based on puritan values.
Переводы
языков: 4Русский
По значениям 1
puritanical person:
Происхождение
See Puritan.See Puritan.
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Формы
мн. число: puritansСинонимы
синонимов: 1Близкие по смыслу
- a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum:prude