PURITANISM


Meaning of PURITANISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pjʊərɪtənɪzəm ]

Puritanism is behaviour or beliefs that are based on strict moral or religious principles, especially the principle that people should avoid physical pleasures.

...the tight-lipped puritanism of the Scottish literary world.

N-UNCOUNT [ disapproval ]

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