Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun puritanism

2 senses of puritanism

Sense 1
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))
       => Protestantism -- (the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation)

Sense 2
Puritanism -- (strictness and austerity in conduct and religion)
       => sternness, strictness -- (uncompromising resolution)