puritanism
puritanism noun: strict and austere religious conduct.
Noun (1)
puritanism (countable and uncountable, plural puritanisms)
- Strict and austere religious conduct.
- Extreme strictness regarding moral scruples.
- Some have argued that the closure of Fabric is symptomatic of a wider shift towards a new puritanism in Britain: a culture in which fun, hedonism and cultural experimentation are no longer valued.2016 October 17, Vicky Spratt, "Work Hard, Work Hard:Meet The Neo-Puritans", Graziadaily.cohttp://graziadaily.co.uk/life/real-life/work-hard-work-hard-meet-neo-puritans
Noun (2) capitalized: Puritanism
Puritanism (uncountable)
- The beliefs and practices of the Puritans.
puritanism meaning in Tamil
puritanism in Tamil
- கடுந்தூய்மைக் கொள்கை
Forms of puritanism
| plural | puritanisms |
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Origin of puritanism
Borrowed from French puritanisme, equivalent to puritan + -ism.
From Puritan + -ism.
Questions about puritanism
- What does puritanism mean?
- Puritanism means strict and austere religious conduct.
- What is puritanism in Tamil?
- Puritanism in Tamil is கடுந்தூய்மைக் கொள்கை. See Puritanism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is puritanism?
- Puritanism is a noun.
- What is the plural of puritanism?
- The plural of puritanism is puritanisms.
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