PURITANISM as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • strictness and austerity in conduct and religion
   Hypernyms(s) Puritanism is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sternness (what does sternness mean?)
   • strictness (what does strictness mean?)
2. 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)
   Hypernyms(s) Puritanism is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • Protestantism (what does Protestantism mean?)