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A puritan was a member of a group of enlish protestants, in 1600 and 1700.

protestant is simply someone that believed in Christianity, not catholic.

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What was the main religious difference between the separatist and ordinary puritans?

The main religious difference between the separatists and ordinary Puritans revolved around their view of the Church of England. The ordinary Puritans wanted to strive to reform the Church of England from within while the separatists wanted to separate from it.


What are the similarities and differences between puritans and separatists?

they are rigors


Puritans Vs Pilgrims?

The Puritans were a group of people who were really hardcore fighters against the Anglican church and the Catholic church. The Pilgrims, though similar to the Puritans in that they both separated from the Anglican church, were different from the Puritans because they were just separatists, and didn't fight hard against the Anglicans. All they wanted was refuge from the volatile political situation of the time. Protestant: a member of a group of Protestants in 16th- and 17th-century England and 17th-century America who believed in strict religious discipline and called for the simplification of acts of worship. The movement was an attempt to remove Roman Catholic influences from the Church of England. Pilgrimage: religious journey: a journey to a holy place, undertaken for religious reasons with one dogma and belief as the Muslim go Makkah, Saudi Arabia and gathered there at Eid-ul-Azha... So the big Difference is Protest and unity ...


how describe the difference between a PILGRIM,PURITAN and a QUAKER?

Puritans and Pilgrims are alike because they both fled to the Americas away from the Church of England.Puritans and Pilgrims are different because the pilgrims just got up and left the Church of England. While the Puritans wanted to purify the "False" influences remaining from the Roman Catholicism.Quakers and Puritans are alike because they were both protestants groups who broke away from the Catholic church to form their own religions.Puritans and Quakers are different because the Puritans were very intolerant and the Quakers wished to live in peace with their neighbors. The Puritans actually persecuted the Quakers and believed they were heretics.Pilgrims and Quakers are alike because both are very religious and both developed about the same time.Pilgrims and Quakers are different because Quakers believed in a strong relationship with god while the Pilgrims focused more on work and labor.Comparing and Contrasting Puritans, Pilgrims and QuakersQuakersAlthough puritans had come to America to find religious freedom for the selves, they would not allow all faiths to worship freely. They were particularly intolerant of the Quakers, another group of protestant dissenters.PilgrimsEventually the separatists approached the Virginia Company and gained permission to settle in America. Because this group of separatist traveled far on the Mayflower to gain religious freedom, they later became known as the Pilgrims.PuritansPuritan merchants , received a royal charter to settle New England. Unlike the separatists, who wanted to break away from the English church, the Puritans wanted to reform "purify" its practice.


Did pilgrams and puritans dress plainly?

no. the puritans dressed plainly.

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In the context of Colonial America, although also true in any other context, the difference between Puritan and Catholic Christians can be summarized as follows: As Protestants, the Puritans emphasized the individual's faith-experience and the Christian Bible as essential for Christians. By contrast, Catholics emphasized as essential Church traditions, the celebration of the 'sacraments,' and the hierarchy of Church leaders.


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What is the difference between Southern Baptists and Catholic?

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What is the difference between roman catholicseastern orthodoxs and protestants?

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What were the protestants who left the Anglican church and established their own churches?

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Who were the protestants who left the Anglican church and established their own church?

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What is the definition of a puritans?

The Puritans were a significant grouping of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries, including, but not limited to, English Calvinists