puritanism

See also: Puritanism

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French puritanisme, equivalent to puritan +‎ -ism.

Noun

puritanism (countable and uncountable, plural puritanisms)

  1. (theology) Strict and austere religious conduct.
  2. Extreme strictness regarding moral scruples.
    • 2016 October 17, Vicky Spratt, "Work Hard, Work Hard:Meet The Neo-Puritans", Graziadaily.co
      Some have argued that the closure of Fabric is symptomatic of a wider shift towards a new puritanism in Britain: a culture in which fun, hedonism and cultural experimentation are no longer valued.

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French puritanisme. By surface analysis, puritan +‎ -ism.

Noun

puritanism n (uncountable)

  1. Puritanism

Declension
declension of puritanism (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) puritanism puritanismul
genitive/dative (unui) puritanism puritanismului
vocative puritanismule

Swedish

Noun

puritanism c

  1. Puritanism
  2. puritanism

Declension
Declension of puritanism 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative puritanism puritanismen — —
Genitive puritanisms puritanismens — —

References
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