Значення

значень: 1
  1. (зневажливе, зазвичай)A puritanical person.

    пурита́нинpuritánin

Ще визначення
  • 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

Приклади

речень: 10
  1. I hate bigots, puritans and hypocrites.

  2. Olga is such a puritan, she won't even swear.

  3. Jerome won't have sex with you, he's a total puritan.

  4. The laws of this country are based on puritan values.

  5. Call me old-fashioned, but I see myself as a puritan.

Русский
За значеннями 1
puritanical person:

See Puritan.

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Форми

множина: puritans
Однинаpuritan
Множинаpuritans

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Синоніми

синонімів: 1
Близькі за значенням
  • a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum:prude

Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 7

Дивіться також

сусідні слова
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