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词汇 puritan
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puritan

noun
/ˈpjʊərɪtən/
/ˈpjʊrɪtən/
  1. (usually disapproving) a person who has very strict moral attitudes and who thinks that pleasure is bad禁欲者;苦行者Topics Personal qualitiesc2
  2. Puritan
    a member of a Protestant group of Christians in England in the 16th and 17th centuries who wanted to worship God in a simple way清教徒(属于 16 和 17 世纪的英国教会)
    CulturePuritans believed in strict moral behaviour and were associated with the Parliamentary party during the Commonwealth of Oliver Cromwell. Because of this they were treated badly after the Restoration of King Charles II, and many left Britain to settle in the US, where their simple way of life and religious discipline became an important influence on American culture.
    Topics Religion and festivalsc2
  3. 词源late 16th cent.: from late Latin puritas ‘purity’ + -an.

puritan

adjective
/ˈpjʊərɪtən/
/ˈpjʊrɪtən/
  1. Puritan
    connected with the Puritans and their beliefs清教徒的;清教主义的;禁欲的;苦行的Topics Religion and festivalsc2
  2. (also puritanical)
    (usually disapproving) having very strict moral attitudes禁欲者;苦行者
  3. 词源late 16th cent.: from late Latin puritas ‘purity’ + -an.
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