Term: puritanism: the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects)
Candidate hypernym: theological virtue: according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues → 1
Candidate hypernym: evidence: your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief → 0
Candidate hypernym: dowry: money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage → 0
Candidate hypernym: bacitracin: a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally → 0
Candidate hypernym: radiography: photography that uses other kinds of radiation than visible light → 0
Candidate hypernym: pyrocellulose: nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton; used in making smokeless powder → 0
Candidate hypernym: dusty miller: herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant → 0
Candidate hypernym: tassel hyacinth: large beautiful Mediterranean species having sterile bluish-violet flowers with fringed corollas forming a tuft above the fertile flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: animal: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement → 0
Candidate hypernym: russet: a reddish brown homespun fabric → 0
Candidate hypernym: berth: a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers → 0