Definition of Puritanism
Puritanism
Pur·i·tan·ism
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A religious movement in 16th-17th century England and America, emphasizing moral purity and strict adherence to biblical principles.
e.g. The Puritanism of the early American settlers shaped the country's cultural and social values.
(noun)
the principles and practices that are characteristic of a group of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries (the Puritans) who aimed to simplify their modes of worship;
e.g. He is one of the major scholars of Puritanism and describes the system's major beliefs in this text.
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