puritan

名词 puritan:

1. 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
2. someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
3. a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
   同义词：prude

形容词 puritan:

1. morally rigorous and strict
   同义词：blue, puritanic, puritanical

1. A colony of Puritans settled in Plymouth.
   一群清教徒在普里茅斯定居下来。
2. As a Puritan, he is strict in moral and religion.
   作为清教徒，他的道德和宗教观念都很严格。
3. He is too much of a puritan to enjoy dancing.
   他在生活上过于奉行清教徒式的原则，所以不能领略跳舞的乐趣。

Pu.ri.tan

n.（名词）
A member of a group of English Protestants who in the 'th and 7th centuries advocated strict religious discipline along with simplification of the ceremonies and creeds of the Church of England.
清教徒：兴起于'和7世纪的英国新教徒一派的成员，主张严格的宗教原则和英国教堂的仪式及教义的从简
puritan One who lives in accordance with Protestant precepts, especially one who regards pleasure or luxury as sinful.
puritan 清教徒似的人：尤指那些把快乐或奢侈看作罪恶的根据新教戒律生活的人
adj.（形容词）
Of or relating to the Puritans or Puritanism.
属于或有关清教徒或清教主义的
puritan Characteristic of a puritan; puritanical.
puritan 具有清教徒特点的；清教徒似的

来源：
From Late Latin pôrit3s [purity] on the model of Medieval Latin Kathari [.the Pure Ones,. a third-century sect of rigorist heretics]
源自 后期拉丁语 pôrit3s [纯洁] 仿照 中世纪拉丁语 Kathari [.纯洁的人们，.3世纪作风严格的异教徒的一个派别]
from Latin pôrus [pure] * see peu…-
源自 拉丁语 pôrus [纯洁的] *参见 peu…-