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Puritanism
ˈpjʊərɪtənɪz(ə)m
Puritanism definitions
noun
puritanism
- the beliefs or principles of a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries who regarded the Reformation of the Church under Elizabeth I as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship
- censorious moral beliefs, especially about self-indulgence and sex
"an era of sexual puritanism"