PURITANISM


Meaning of PURITANISM in English

pu ‧ ri ‧ tan ‧ is ‧ m /ˈpjʊərətənɪz ə m, ˈpjʊərɪtənɪz ə m $ ˈpjʊr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

strict religious and moral attitudes – used in order to show disapproval:

a harsh and repressive sexual puritanism

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.