Puritan
11puritan — [ pjʊərɪt(ə)n] noun 1》 (Puritan) a member of a group of English Protestants who regarded the Reformation of the Church under Elizabeth I as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship. 2》 a person with censorious moral beliefs …
12puritan — UK [ˈpjʊərɪtən] / US [ˈpjʊrɪt(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms puritan : singular puritan plural puritans 1) showing disapproval someone who has strict moral or religious principles, and does not approve of pleasure, for example in sexual… …
13Puritan — puritanlike, adj. puritanly, adv. /pyoor i tn/, n. 1. a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious… …
14puritan — 1. noun (often disapproving): a puritanical person 2. adjective (often disapproving): acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex …
15puritan — pu|ri|tan [ pjurıtn ] noun count 1. ) someone who has strict moral or religious principles, and does not approve of pleasure, for example in sexual activity, entertainment, or eating and drinking 2. ) Puritan a member of a strict English… …
16puritan — /ˈpjurətən / (say pyoohruhtuhn) noun 1. someone who tries to be very pure or strict in moral and religious matters. –adjective 2. relating to puritans: *The virtue of all that puritan discipline is not in the lives of those who practise it, but… …
17Puritan — n. & adj. n. 1 (Puritan) hist. a member of a group of English Protestants who regarded the Reformation of the Church under Elizabeth as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship. 2 a purist member of any party. 3 a person… …
18puritan — n. & adj. n. 1 (Puritan) hist. a member of a group of English Protestants who regarded the Reformation of the Church under Elizabeth as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship. 2 a purist member of any party. 3 a person… …
19Puritan (disambiguation) — Puritan can refer to:*Puritan, any associate of a religious movement which began in sixteenth century England *The Puritan, an anonymous Jacobean stage comedy *Puritan choir, Sir John Neale s theory about radical English protestants in the… …
20Puritan Bennett — has been a provider of respiratory products since 1913 originally as a medical gas supplier. In addition to critical care ventilation, Puritan Bennett provided medical devices for patients outside of the acute care environment. Its products… …
