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Puritanism Common

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Puritanism has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects)

2

strictness and austerity in conduct and religion

3

Strict and austere religious conduct.

4

The beliefs and practices of the Puritans.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Protestantism sternness
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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