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Fled persecution, then persecuted anyone who danced on a Sunday.
means A member of a 16th–17th century Protestant movement that wanted to purge the Church of England of Catholic ritual and live by strict moral and religious discipline — now used loosely for anyone rigidly opposed to pleasure or indulgence.
from From Latin 'purus,' meaning pure. English reformers of the 1500s who wanted to 'purify' the church of lingering Catholic ceremony got tagged with the label — originally an insult thrown by critics, not a name they chose for themselves. Over time 'Puritan' stopped meaning a specific religious reformer and started meaning anyone suspiciously opposed to fun, which is a fairly ironic fate for a word that started out meaning simply 'clean.'
- name origin
- wanted to purify the Church of England, not escape it
- plymouth myth
- wore mostly dark colors, saved bright ones for Sundays
- work ethic
- birthed the capitalist grind Max Weber later blamed them for
- fun police
- banned christmas in Massachusetts for over 20 years