anti-Puritan
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a word derived from
Puritan.
Puritannouna member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
Example Sentences
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Four of his six brothers were in the Catholic clergy, his other kin deeply anti-Puritan.
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Retreat of Censorship Unnecessary or unseemly, or just unpleasant, what young and old may now read or see is part of the anti-Puritan revolution in American morals.
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Las Vegas was created as the world's first experiential duty-free zone, a place dedicated to the anti-Puritan pursuit of instant gratification -- no waiting, no muss, no fuss.
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Read the pages of our historian Prescott, and you will see that the whole anti-Puritan history of America resolves itself into an awful slaughter for gold.
From How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune by Orison Swett Marden
To wear his hair long and flowing almost to the shoulder was at this time the mark of a gentleman, whether Puritan or anti-Puritan.
From History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 by John Richard Green