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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects);

2. strictness and austerity in conduct and religion; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Puritanism \Pu"ri*tan*ism\, n.
   The doctrines, notions, or practice of Puritans.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Puritanism
    n 1: the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most
         of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of
         England of its Catholic aspects)
    2: strictness and austerity in conduct and religion