单词 | puritanian |
释义 | puritanianadj. rare. Puritanical; (spec. in early use) Presbyterian. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Puritanism > [adjective] precise1560 Puritant1580 puritan1588 disciplinarian1591 disciplinary1591 pure1598 puritanical1598 puritanian1601 puritanic1606 kneeless1631 prick-eared1641 precisianicala1652 Catharistic1838 perfectionistic1884 hot-gospelling1891 Patarene1902 wowserish1933 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). < adj.1601 |
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