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puritanism

[pyoor-i-tn-iz-uhm] / ˈpyʊər ɪ tnˌɪz əm /
NOUN
austerity
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A personal truth intrudes here in the recognition that, in my own deep-seated Puritanism, I could never have been one of those naked people at Woodstock or Altamont or anywhere, really.

From New York Times

Puritanism has provided no answers whatsoever except pain and failure.

From Washington Post

Puritanism had dominated during this period, and English theaters were closed.

From Washington Post

This type of wry evangelicalism was about as close to later English Puritanism as Italian eurocommunism would be to the clunking fist of Stalinism.

From Washington Post

He couldn’t pantomime Puritanism; he’d emblazoned his name on casinos and the Miss Universe pageant.

From New York Times