| 单词 | puritan |
| 释义 | puritan (once / 4099 pages) n If your brother calls you a puritan, then he’s saying you’re very moral — possibly too moral. He’s implying that you’re intolerant and look down on others who don’t have your standards. The Puritans were a group of English Protestants that formed in the 16th century to bring about religious reform. The Puritans wanted to “purify” the church by following intensely strict religious principles, which earned them the name Puritan. Puritan can still refer to the religious group — in that case it’ll have a capital “P” — but nowadays you’re more likely to hear it used to describe someone who follows a strict moral code and shuns almost all pleasures. WORD FAMILYpuritan: puritanic, puritanical, puritans+/puritanical: puritanically USAGE EXAMPLESAt a table by the sanctuary’s carved screen, porter puritans sat with practitioners of what might be called the “chocolate-flavoring heresy.” Wall Street Journal(Dec 20, 2016) But puritans in Islam’s birthplace are wincing at their eviction from control first over public space, and now of time. Economist(Dec 15, 2016) Despite what puritans would like us to believe, is clearly some other factor at work besides simply diet and exercise. New York Times(Sep 21, 2016) 1n someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures Hyper abstainer, ascetic someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline 2n a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum Syn|Hyper prude disagreeable person, unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable Puritan (once / 803 pages) n WORD FAMILY Puritan: Puritanism, Puritans+/Puritanism: Puritanisms USAGE EXAMPLESIn the Puritan colonies of North America, those who celebrated Christmas were fined five shillings. Wall Street Journal(Dec 23, 2016) What began as a story about human vanity seen through Puritan eyes only later became a morality tale of women and capitalism. Time(Dec 07, 2016) Regarding the Nov. 20 Outlook essay “Five myths about Puritans” : Washington Post(Dec 02, 2016) n 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 Hyper Protestant an adherent of Protestantism |
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