a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
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用作名詞 (n.)
As a Puritan, he is strict in moral and religion. 作為清教徒,他的道德和宗教觀念都很嚴格。
The extremer Puritan mood had gone. 過於偏激的清教徒精神既已消逝。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
He also wrote parodies that poked fun at Puritan intolerance. 他還經常寫一些打油詩來諷刺清教徒的偏激行為。
The Puritan family, also maligned by ignorant moderns, stands as a model. 清教徒的家庭是模範家庭,卻也不幸被無知的現代人所曲解。