2007-04-04 21:58:51 · 11 answers · asked by Reagan R 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
puritan
pu·ri·tan [pyrət'n]
noun (plural pu·ri·tans)
somebody with strict moral code: somebody who lives by a strict moral or religious code, especially somebody who is suspicious of pleasure
adjectivereligion
1. Same as puritanical
2. Same as puritanical
that is the meaning of Puritan
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The question is what is puritan not who is puritan.You are answring who and not what. understand very will the question before answering
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2007-04-04 22:08:58 · answer #1 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Reformation protestant in England. They believed that the Bible was to be read by everybody and that the Church should stay out of Politics.
However they waged war against the Catholics and were the biggest part of Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army. They beheaded King Charles Stuart of England.
Puritanism resulted in the Engish commonwealth where the King ruled only according to a parliament, and they made religion to be free, even for disbelievers. They would fight very hard against the religious right if they were here today.
2007-04-04 22:26:13 · answer #2 · answered by U-98 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Puritan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puritan
2007-04-04 22:11:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Puritans were members of a group of radical Protestants which developed in England after the Reformation
2007-04-04 22:02:54 · answer #4 · answered by Tha Prince 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Puritans was the name given in the 16th century to the more extreme Protestants within the Church of England who thought the English Reformation had not gone far enough in reforming the doctrines and structure of the church; they wanted to purify their national church by eliminating every shred of Catholic influence.
2007-04-04 22:26:58 · answer #5 · answered by Pastor Iblis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A sect largely no longer in existance whose closest sects seem to be the Pennsylvania Dutch (Quakers) and Amish.
A very patrarchial, orthodox Protestant.
2007-04-04 22:45:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they puritans came over on the may flower. but did not want to leave the English church ideology's behind. instead they thought that the Church of England need to be "purified" not left or fought
2007-04-04 22:18:52 · answer #7 · answered by Ash 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Heretics who suppressed Christmas and all Christian joy.
The devil is a Puritan as well.
2007-04-04 22:05:51 · answer #8 · answered by carl 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
they were a group of 15th century christian disidents, who folowed jhon calvin origonaly, then they got kicked out of england and they went to the americas, I think virginia, and they were called pilgrams. they belive in Grace and Predestination.
2007-04-04 22:05:14 · answer #9 · answered by Aztrik 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The people who came over on the Mayflower.
2007-04-04 22:02:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋