Puritan Noun Pur·Itan ˈpjʊərɪtən ˈpjʊrɪtən Strict Moral Thinks
A Puritan is a person with very strict moral attitudes, or a member of a Protestant group in 16th and 17th century England who wanted to worship God simply. The adjective 'Puritan' relates to this group or their beliefs.
puritanpuritansnoun1( usually disapproving) a person who has very strict moral attitudes and who thinks that pleasure is bad 禁欲者;苦行者2Puritana 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)adjective1Puritanconnected with the Puritansand their beliefs 清教徒的;清教主义的;禁欲的;苦行的2=
1someone with strict moral views who thinks that pleasure is unnecessary and wrong2Puritan a member of a Protestant religious group in the 16th and 17th centuries, who wanted to make religion simpler—puritan adjective: the Puritan work ethic
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