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PURITANS (3)
PURITANS (3)
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a
group
of
radical
English
Protestants that arose in the
late
sixteenth century and became a
major
force
in England during the seventeenth century.
Puritans
wanted to "purify" the
church of England
by eliminating traces of
its
origins
to the
Roman Catholic Church
. They urged a strict
moral code
. Many
Puritans
were persecuted in their homeland and went to America, settling the
colonies
that eventually became Massachusetts.
—
State
of
Man
Congress
Approved Gls (14.5.92)