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The meaning of PURITAN is a member of a 16th and 17th century Protestant group in England and New England opposing as unscriptural the ceremonial worship and the prelacy of the Church of England. How to use puritan in a sentence.
You describe someone as a puritan when they live according to strict moral or religious principles, especially when they disapprove of physical pleasures. He had forgotten that she was something of a puritan.
puritan. noun [ C ] uk / ˈpjʊə.rɪ.t ə n / us / ˈpjʊr.ɪ.t̬ ə n /. Add to word list. someone who believes that it is important to work hard and control yourself, and that pleasure is wrong or unnecessary: Despite his apparent liberal views, he's really something of a puritan/he has a puritan streak. Synonym.
- Origin & Development of Puritanism
- Elizabeth I & James I
- Theology & Conflict
- The Great Migration
- Puritans in North America
- Conclusion
The Protestant Reformation (1517-1648 CE) broke the unity of the Catholic Church and established Christian denominations in countries throughout Europe. One of the early Protestant reformers was the Swiss theologian Jean Cauvin (better known as John Calvin) who advocated for a literal reading of the Bible as God's word and strict adherence to the s...
Henry VIII was succeeded by his son Edward VI of England (r. 1547-1553 CE) who was far more interested in religious matters than his father had been. Edward VI reorganized the Anglican Church to distance it from Catholicism and during his reign many priests and theologians were Calvinists. He was succeeded by Mary I of England(also known as “Bloody...
The Puritans refused to compromise their faith, believing the Bible was God's word and one should live as closely to the model of Jesus Christand his twelve disciples as one could. To the Puritans, any aspect of religious observance or personal behavior that did not appear in the Bible, or at least could be justified by it, was not of God and shoul...
Puritans began smuggling themselves out of England to the Netherlands where there was greater religious tolerance and a number of congregations established themselves in Amsterdam. One such congregation, in the Village of Scrooby, England, was discovered by the Anglican Archbishop Tobias Matthew (l. 1546-1628 CE) in 1607 CE, and its members were ar...
The Puritans had come to North America in order to worship freely without fear of persecution, but they were not interested in the religious freedom of others. The Massachusetts Bay Colony, though not a theocracy, was informed by Puritan belief and demanded strict adherence to proper behavior (as defined by the Puritans) from its citizens. Native A...
While the Puritans who had migrated were developing North America, those in England were still trying to reform the Anglican Church and gain a political voice. Their efforts would influence the English civil wars, the establishment of the Commonwealth, the execution of Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649 CE), and the rise to power of the Puritan mag...
- Joshua J. Mark
What does the word puritan mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word puritan . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
/ˈpyʊər ɪ tn/ IPA. Dictionary definition of puritan. An individual who upholds strict and conservative moral standards, often rooted in religious or cultural beliefs. "The puritan upbringing instilled a deep sense of guilt and shame regarding sexual desires." Detailed meaning of puritan.
Puritan definition: 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. See examples of PURITAN used in a sentence.
