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Puritan — 1560s, opponent of Anglican hierarchy, later applied opprobriously to person in Church of England who seeks further reformation (1570s), probably from PURITY (Cf. purity). What [William] Perkins, and the whole Puritan movement after him, sought… … Etymology dictionary
breadth — /brɛdθ / (say bredth) noun 1. Mathematics the measure of the second principal dimension of a surface or solid, the first being length, and the third (in the case of a solid) thickness; width. 2. an extent or piece of something as measured by its… …
familiarity breeds contempt — Cf. ST. AUGUSTINE Scala Paradisi 8 (Migne 40, col. 1001) vulgare proverbium est, quod nimia familiaritas parit contemptum, it is a common proverb, that too much familiarity breeds contempt. c 1386 CHAUCER Tale of Melibee 1. 1685 Men seyn that… … Proverbs new dictionary
