Puritan ethic
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Puritan ethic
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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"Mormonism is kind of like the Puritan ethic on high," says Nathan Furr, assistant professor of entrepreneurship at BYU's Marriott School.
From BusinessWeek • Jun. 9, 2011
One attempt to do just that was defeated by a single vote in the House Ways and Means Committee two weeks ago, but the so-called "Puritan ethic" amendment touched a responsive chord in the nation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Once voting begins, Byrnes can move to recommit the bill to Ways and Means to reconsider his "Puritan ethic" amendment.
From Time Magazine Archive
Virtually dead is the Puritan ethic that condemned spending beyond one's immediate earnings and followed Emerson's maxim: Wilt thou seal up the avenues of ill?
From Time Magazine Archive
She smiled her approval, for she shared with Billy his horror of debt, just as both shared it with that early tide of pioneers with a Puritan ethic, which had settled the West.
From The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack
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