(เพียว'ริเทิน) n. สมาชิกโปรเตสแตนต์นิกายหนึ่งยืดถือหลักความเคร่งครัดในศาสนา. adj. เกี่ยวกับบุคคลดังกล่าว, See also: Puritanism n. - puritan n. ผู้เคร่งครัดในหลักศีลธรรมจรรยา., Syn. pride
(n) a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
(n) the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects)
n. [ From Purity. ] 1. (Eccl. Hist.) One who, in the time of Queen Elizabeth and the first two Stuarts, opposed traditional and formal usages, and advocated simpler forms of faith and worship than those established by law; -- originally, a term of reproach. The Puritans formed the bulk of the early population of New England. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The Puritans were afterward distinguished as Political Puritans, Doctrinal Puritans, and Puritans in Discipline. Hume. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. One who is scrupulous and strict in his religious life; -- often used reproachfully or in contempt; one who has overstrict notions. [ 1913 Webster ]
She would make a puritan of the devil. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } a. 1. Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; -- often used by way of reproach or contempt. [ 1913 Webster ]
Paritanical circles, from which plays and novels were strictly excluded. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
He had all the puritanic traits, both good and evil. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Puritanized p. pr. & vb. n. Puritanizing ] To agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to conform to the practice of Puritans. Bp. Montagu. [ 1913 Webster ]
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