puritanism
English Thesaurus
1. strictness and austerity in conduct and religion (noun.attribute)
2. the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects) (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | protestantism, |
| definition | : | the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation (noun.cognition) |
| domain category | : | church, church service, |
| definition | : | a service conducted in a house of worship (noun.act) |
| domain region | : | england, |
| definition | : | a division of the United Kingdom (noun.location) |
3. strictness and austerity in conduct and religion (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | puritanical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | puritanical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism (adj.pert) |
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