ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -By the mid-sixteenth century, some reformers thought that Protestant denominations had not gone far enough in “purifying” the church and taking it back to its New Testament roots. Puritans were among those intent on purifying the established Church of England.

Detailed explanation-2: -Puritans were English Protestants who were committed to “purifying” the Church of England by eliminating all aspects of Catholicism from religious practices. English Puritans founded the colony of Plymouth to practice their own brand of Protestantism without interference.

Detailed explanation-3: -The name “Puritans” (they were sometimes called “precisionists”) was a term of contempt assigned to the movement by its enemies.

Detailed explanation-4: -A Protestant group called the Puritans wanted to purify, or reform, the Anglican Church. The Puritans thought that the bishops and priests had too much power over church members. The most extreme Protestants wanted to separate from the Church of England.

Detailed explanation-5: -ˈpyu̇r-ət-ᵊn. capitalized : a member of a 16th and 17th century Protestant group in England and New England opposing many customs of the Church of England. : one who practices or preaches a stricter moral code than is generally followed.