| 词汇 | puritanism |
| 释义 | puritanism noun[ U ] uk /ˈpjʊə.rɪ.tən.ɪ.zəm/ us /ˈpjʊr.ɪ.t̬ən.ɪ.zəm/ the belief that it is important to work hard and control yourself, and that pleasure is wrong or unnecessary极端拘谨的道德观 Puritanism religion the beliefs and behaviour of a Puritan清教徒的教义和行为;清教主义 Self-control and moderation anti-pleasure ascetically asceticism be in command (of yourself)idiom boundary go easyidiom go steady on somethingidiom golden mean grip imperviously puritanically restrained restrainedly restraint restrict stint temperance undignified unsensational willpower You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Christian denominations Examples of puritanismpuritanism What parliamentarian communities incontrovertibly had in common, though, was the fact that they had been colonized by puritanism. Royalism was born out of a desire to squash the power of puritanism and a desire to maintain the authority of the king. The antinomians represented a new strain of puritanism, one developed in conscious contradistinction to the rigorous asceticism of mainstream puritan piety. Much of this revisionist case is irrefutable and supplies an important corrective to naive assumptions about puritanism and liberty. It developed no reputation for puritanism, nor did it establish a town preacher. There is a reflex apparent in early modern studies by which ' puritanism ' can be proven by no more forceful an argument that the absence of excessive rhetorical ornament in preaching. This country had the opportunity of being governed in the 17th century by undiluted puritanism followed by reaction of the opposite quality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But no one in his right mind could have expected the zealotry—indeed the new puritanism—with which those regulations are being enacted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To say this is not idealism, or puritanism; it is plain common sense for the nation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those conditions represent a kind of materialistic puritanism where there is a tremendous determination to get on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I also wanted this regulation to remain flexible enough to limit certain constraints of conversion or excesses of organic puritanism. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English They are also not viewed as a race given to puritanism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That form of puritanism is absurd and bizarre in the current mores of our country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is full of new puritanism, but it must know that its sins will catch it out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, at that time they substituted the smug, sanctimonious noises about lame ducks, and, in a frenzy of capitalist puritanism, cancelled anything to do with a subsidised service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of puritanism These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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