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puritanism
puritanism /ˈpjʊə.rɪ.tən.ɪ.zəm/ aep /ˈpjʊr.ɪ.t̬ən-/ noun [U]
1 F0 the belief that it is important to work hard and control yourself, and that pleasure is wrong or unnecessary Thesaurus+: ↑Self-control and moderationPuritanism2 F0 the beliefs and behaviour of a Puritan Thesaurus+: ↑Christian denominations , ↑The Roman Catholic Church |