1、Ｐ urit ａｎ ism（清教主义): Pu ｒ itanism is ｔ he p ｒ actiｃ e ｓ and b ｅ l ｉｅｆ s o ｆ ｔ he Ｐ ur ｉ tans、1
） s ｉ mply sp ｅ a ｋｉｎ g , Ａ merica ｎ P ｕｒｉ ta ｎｉ sm jｕ st r ｅ fers ｔ o ｔ h ｅ s ｐ irit and id ｅ a ｌ of ｐuritans,who ｓ ettle ｄ i ｎ t ｈｅ North Ａ meri ｃ a ｎ cont ｉnent in t ｈｅ ea ｒ ly p ａ rt o ｆ t ｈ e sev ｅ ntee ｎ th cent ｕ rｙ ｂ e ｃ a ｕ s ｅ of religious persecuti ｏ n ｓ、2
）I ｎ content it means s ｃ ru ｐｕ lo ｕ s ,ｍｏ ral ri ｇ o ｒ ，eape ｃ ia ｌ ly ｈ os ｔ ility ｔ o so ｃ i ａｌ pleas ｕ re and rel ｉｇ i ｏｎ 、3
)w ｉ t ｈ time pass ｉ ng it ｂｅ came a ｄ omina ｎｔ factor ｉ n Ａ me ｒ ic ａ n li ｆ e , ｏ ne o ｆ t ｈ e ｍ ost ｅ nduring sha ｐ ing influen ｃ e ｓ in America ｎ t ｈ o ｕ ght ａ nd l ｉ teｒ at ｕ re 、t ｏ so ｍ e ext ｅ ntit ｉ s a state ｏｆ mind ， a paｒ t ｏｆ t ｈ e ｎ a ｔ ional cultural atmosphere that ｔ he Ａmer ｉ can ｂｒ eat ｈ
