The Only Use of
Puritans
in
The Fountainhead
- I am—essentially—such an earnest, single-toned Puritan that I must allow myself another color occasionally—to relieve the monotony.†
Chpt 2.8
Definition:
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(Puritans) English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries wanted more purity and less ritual in worship, and who stressed hard work above pleasure
(a Protestant is any of the Western Christian religious denominations that broke off from the Catholic Church. In the US, the best known are Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, and Episcopalians.)