puritanism

See also: Puritanism

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French puritanisme, equivalent to puritan +‎ -ism.

Noun

puritanism (countable and uncountable, plural puritanisms)

  1. (theology) Strict and austere religious conduct.
  2. Extreme strictness regarding moral scruples.
    • 2016 October 17, Vicky Spratt, "Work Hard, Work Hard:Meet The Neo-Puritans", Graziadaily.co[1]
      Some have argued that the closure of Fabric is symptomatic of a wider shift towards a new puritanism in Britain: a culture in which fun, hedonism and cultural experimentation are no longer valued.

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French puritanisme. By surface analysis, puritan +‎ -ism.

Noun

puritanism n (uncountable)

  1. Puritanism

Declension

Declension of puritanism
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative puritanism puritanismul
genitive-dative puritanism puritanismului
vocative puritanismule

Swedish

Noun

puritanism c

  1. Puritanism
  2. puritanism

Declension

Declension of puritanism
nominative genitive
singular indefinite puritanism puritanisms
definite puritanismen puritanismens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

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