Definition of puritanism Puritanism
/pjʊˈɹʌtʌnɪˌzʌm/ - [pyurutunizum] - Pu•ri•tan•ism
We found 6 definitions of puritanism from 5 different sources.
Advertising
What does puritanism mean?
WordNet
Noun |
||
| puritanism - strictness and austerity in conduct and religion | ||
| sternness, strictness uncompromising resolution | ||
| puritanism - the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects) | ||
| protestantism the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation | ||
| church service, church a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church" | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- puritanism (n.)
The doctrines, notions, or practice of Puritans.
Wikipedia 
-
A Puritan used to be any person seeking "purity" through worship and doctrine. However, the term is now used to describe those wanting to leave the Church of England for reasons they say are not found in the Bible. Most Puritans only wanted to change certain things in the church rather than leave.
Puritans were strict Calvinists. They thought that everything that was not explicitly allowed in the Bible is forbidden. Nature made humans immoral, so only a very small number of people could be saved. Puritans, therefore, believed it was very important to apply the rules to all parts of life, and to keep a pure (ethical) mind.
Important works were John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's progress. Very often, hell was the subject of sermons. A well-known sermon is "Sinners in the hands of an angry god" by Jonathan Edwards.
The most famous puritan,ever, was Malvolio Ogbuneke (NBT), the star of twlefth night. The name Malvolio means delicious.
Malvolio's brother, Enyi stopped being a puritian and went on to play American Football for the Miami Dolphins
Part of speech
🔤- puritanism, noun, singular of puritanisms.
