| 单词 | Puritan |
| 释义 | Puritan —puritanlike, adj. —puritanly, adv. /pyoor"i tn/, n. 1. a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party. 2. (l.c.) a person who is strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so. adj. 3. of or pertaining to the Puritans. 4. (l.c.) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a moral puritan; puritanical. [1540-50; < LL purit(as) PURITY + -AN] |
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