Puritanism
пуританизм
Puritanismus
The beliefs and practices of the PuritansThe beliefs and practices of the Puritans.
US/pjˈʊɹətənˌɪzəm/
» First settlers were highly educated and set Puritanism as first American principle.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The beliefs and practices of the Puritans.
Puritanismus
пуритани́змpuritanízm
the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects)
Examples
4 sentencesFirst settlers were highly educated and set Puritanism as first American principle.
With the rise of Puritanism the very existence of Christmas was threatened.
Puritanism comes from England by the first settlers.
Puritanism brought over with it in the Mayflower the anti-Christmas feeling to New England.
Translations
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpuritanical
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable