| NOUN | cognition | Puritanism | the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects) |
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| attribute | Puritanism | strictness and austerity in conduct and religion |
| Sounds | pyuh'rahtahnih.zahm | |
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| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | The beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects). | |
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| Category | church service, church | A service conducted in a house of worship |
| Region | England | A division of the United Kingdom |
| Broader | Protestantism | The theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation |
| Spanish | puritanismo | |
| Catalan | puritanisme | |
| Adjectives | puritanical | of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism |
| Meaning | strictness and austerity in conduct and religion. | |
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| Broader | sternness, strictness | uncompromising resolution |
| Spanish | puritanismo | |
| Catalan | puritanisme | |
| Adjectives | puritanical | of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism |
| puritanical | morally rigorous and strict | |
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