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puritans
We have found lemma(root) word of puritans : puritan.
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[ˈpjʊərɪt(ə)n], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person with censorious moral beliefs, especially about self-indulgence and sex
(e.g: my mother was a puritan about sex)
- a member of a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries who regarded the Reformation of the Church under Elizabeth I as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship
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Origin
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late 16th century: from late Latin puritas ‘purity’ + -an
[ˈpjʊərɪt(ə)n], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- having or displaying censorious moral beliefs, especially about self-indulgence and sex
(e.g: as the puritan ethic has weakened, hedonism has replaced it)
- relating to the Puritans
(e.g: a Puritan parliamentarian)
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Origin
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late 16th century: from late Latin puritas ‘purity’ + -an
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