In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PURITANS
Noun
Puritans
plural of Puritan
Anagrams
• Rasputin, tanpuris, upstrain, uptrains
Noun
puritans
plural of puritan
Anagrams
• Rasputin, tanpuris, upstrain, uptrains
Source: Wiktionary
PURITAN
Pu"ri*tan, n. Etym: [From Purity.]
1. (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: One who, in the time of Queen Elizabeth and the first two Stuarts, opposed traditional and formal usages, and advocated simpler forms of faith and worship than those established by law; -- originally, a term of reproach. The Puritans formed the bulk of the early population of New England.
Note: The Puritans were afterward distinguished as Political Puritans, Doctrinal Puritans, and Puritans in Discipline. Hume.
2. One who is scrupulous and strict in his religious life; -- often used reproachfully or in contempt; one who has overstrict notions. She would make a puritan of the devil. Shak.
Pu"ri*tan, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Puritans; resembling, or characteristic of, the Puritans.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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