puritanism

名词 puritanism:

1. the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects)
2. strictness and austerity in conduct and religion

Pu.ri.tan.ism

n.（名词）
The practices and doctrines of the Puritans.
清教徒的习俗和教义
puritanism Scrupulous moral rigor, especially hostility to social pleasures and indulgences:
puritanism 道德上的极端拘谨，尤指对社会快乐和放纵的敌视：
例句：
.Puritanism is the source of our greatest hypocrisies and most crippling illusions.(Molly Haskell)
.道学先生的行为是我们最大的伪君子和最残缺的不完美假象的源泉.(莫利·哈斯克尔)