The Only Use
Puritans
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The Fountainhead
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- I am—essentially—such an earnest, single-toned Puritan that I must allow myself another color occasionally—to relieve the monotony.†
Chpt 2.8Puritan = an English Protestant who in the 16th and 17th centuries who wanted simpler worship and strict, hard-working lives
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(Puritans) English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who wanted simpler, “purer” worship and emphasized hard work over pleasureProtestants are Christian groups that broke away from the Catholic Church; in the United States, well-known Protestant churches include Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, and Episcopalians.
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) As a common noun (not capitalized unless at the start of a sentence), puritan or puritanical can refer to someone who is very strict -- especially about religious principles or proper behavior.