puritanism

n. 清教, 清教主义

词形变化

puritanisms 复数 puritanisms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Strict and austere religious conduct.

    可数 不可数 宗教
  2. 2.

    Extreme strictness regarding moral scruples.

    可数 不可数

    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.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

Protestantism sternness strictness

词源

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

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