Puritan ethic

American  

noun

1. work ethic.

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Etymology

Origin of Puritan ethic

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

"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

In short, the Puritan ethic, so long the dominant moral force in the U.S., is widely considered to be dying, if not dead, and there are few mourners.

From Time Magazine Archive

The debate pitted the Puritan ethic against the pragmatism of cold-war survival.

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

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