Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To conform to the opinions of Puritans; affect or teach puritanism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to conform to the practice of Puritans.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to conform to the practice of Puritans.
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It looked for a moment as though the Wahabis were to sweep the East and puritanize all
The New World of Islam Lothrop Stoddard 1916
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