Толковый словарь английского языка - puritan
Puritan
puritan
I. noun Etymology: probably from Late Latin puritas purity Date: circa 1567 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, one who practices or preaches a more rigorous or professedly purer moral code than that which prevails, II. adjective Usage: often capitalized Date: 1581 of or relating to ~s, the Puritans, or ~ism
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n. & adj. --n. 1 (Puritan) hist. a member of a group of English Protestants who regarded the Reformation of the Church under Elizabeth as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship. 2 a purist member of any party. 3 a person practising or affecting extreme strictness in religion or morals. --adj. 1 hist. of or relating to the Puritans. 2 scrupulous and austere in religion or morals. Derivatives puritanism n. Etymology: LL puritas (as PURITY) after earlier Catharan (as CATHAR) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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