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Meanings of puritans in English

Russian
пуританин
Portuguese
puritanos
Spanish
puritanos
Catalan
puritanisme
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Subclass of English Reformed Protestants.

        Related terms
        пуританин
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        Examples for "puritan"
        Examples for "puritan"
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        And the little puritan of fifteen heard the voice of his God:
        Jean-Christophe, Volume I
        2
        A man who had the reputation of a saint too; a puritan.
        Other People's Money
        3
        But despite its puritan bent, ManServants also represents a long-overdue role reversal.
        The Guardian
        4
        The puritan soldiers destroyed the profusion of statues that decorated this church.
        The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland
        5
        Was Zhang so anxious to maintain the communist puritan image of Guan?
        Death of a Red Heroine
        1
        This is not the first film to fall foul of language puritanism.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Necessity makes 'em have a lottery; puritanism keeps 'em from buying tickets.
        Bring the Jubilee
        3
        To the NCSF, this implies a moralistic legal system firmly embedded in puritanism.
        The Guardian
        4
        If he hated anything-inhis universal benignity-Vauvenargueshated a rigid puritanism.
        Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France
        5
        I find my ancestral puritanism particularly appealed to by the puritanism of Savonarola.
        Indian Summer
        Usage of puritans in English
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        And like other puritans, the organic faithful could consider themselves superior humans.
        Organic Gardener's Composting
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        He finds some stuff that he knows the local puritans won't like.
        Wired
        3
        Now secular puritans are forever lecturing us about food and drink.
        The Irish Times
        4
        The art deco mob thought the modernists were all hair-shirt puritans.
        The Guardian
        5
        An extremity of distaste which we expect to find in puritans and ascetics.
        Kalooki Nights
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        But the puritans also accepted Calvin's idea of independent church government.
        Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
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        From this bondage reformers and puritans and mystics have labored to free us.
        The Pursuit of God
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        The puritans formed a party in the House of Commons.
        Our Legal Heritage, King AEthelbert, 596 to King George III, 177...
        9
        The persecution to which the puritans were exposed, increased their zeal and their numbers.
        The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 / Commander in Chief of th...
        10
        Prepare for a battle between the Botox-brigade and the chemical-free puritans, writes Iva Pocock.
        The Irish Times
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        The puritans are winning because the establishment is weak and has no self confidence.
        News.com.au
        12
        The puritans formed a party in the House of
        Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
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        When first released, these songs received a scathing response from puritans of the folk world.
        The Guardian
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        And he teased Lizzie frequently about how American she was, and what puritans Americans were.
        Family ties
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        They much resemble the puritans of Charles the First's time, of the extreme Hew-Agag-in-pieces stamp.
        Cetywayo and his White Neighbours / Remarks on Recent Events in ...
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        It dealt with transgressive forms of sexuality, which tends to make puritans like yourself uncomfortable.
        A Hundred Thousand Worlds