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单词 puritanian
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puritanianadj.

Brit. /ˌpjʊərᵻˈteɪnɪən/, /ˌpjɔːrᵻˈteɪnɪən/, U.S. /ˌpjʊrəˈteɪniən/
Forms: 1600s puritanean, 1600s puritanian.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: puritan n., -ian suffix.
Etymology: < puritan n. + -ian suffix. Compare slightly earlier puritan adj., puritanical adj., and slightly later puritanic adj.With the form puritanean compare -ean suffix.
rare.
Puritanical; (spec. in early use) Presbyterian.
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1601 W. Watson in T. Bluet Important Considerations sig. A2 Or a..Puritanian popularity.
1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 13 A blind conceit and opinion of their [sc. Iesuits'] puritanian holinesse.
1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 224 The Puritanean Consistorie, representing the ecclesiasticall state in Scotland.
1916 Star & Sentinel (Gettysburg, Pa.) 6 Jan. 1/2 Most of us were brought up on simplicities and were taught to pray... We may be called Puritanian for our actions and words, but it is better to be called a Puritan than a Cavalier.
1947 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 1 June 28/2 The Monster, not a whit discouraged by being referred to as..‘Frankenstein,’..was set to mow down a Puritanian populace.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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