"puritanism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: puritanisms [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French puritanisme, equivalent to puritan + -ism. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|puritanisme}} Borrowed from French puritanisme, {{suf|en|puritan|ism}} puritan + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} puritanism (countable and uncountable, plural puritanisms)
  1. (theology) Strict and austere religious conduct. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Theology Translations (strict and austere religious conduct): пуританизъм (puritanizǎm) [masculine] (Bulgarian), puritanizmus (Hungarian), пуритандық (puritandyq) (Kazakh), пуританизм (puritanizm) [masculine] (Russian), пуританство (puritanstvo) [neuter] (Russian), puritanizam [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), puritanstvo [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), puritanismo [masculine] (Spanish), puritanism [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-puritanism-en-noun-LHrtiqn~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 61 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 67 33 Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology Disambiguation of 'strict and austere religious conduct': 98 2
  2. Extreme strictness regarding moral scruples. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-puritanism-en-noun-Kplg5RoM

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