Puritan work ethic
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Protestant work ethic — The Protestant work ethic, sometimes called the Puritan work ethic, is a sociological, theoretical concept. It is based upon the notion that the Calvinist emphasis on the necessity for hard work is proponent of a person s calling and worldly… … Wikipedia
Protestant work ethic — noun A Calvinist value emphasizing the necessity of constant labor in a persons calling as a sign of personal salvation. Syn: Puritan work ethic … Wiktionary
Puritan ethic — n. WORK ETHIC: also Puritan work ethic * * * … Universalium
Puritan ethic — n. WORK ETHIC: also Puritan work ethic … English World dictionary
Puritan ethic. — See work ethic. Also called Puritan work ethic. [1970 75] * * * … Universalium
Puritan ethic. — See work ethic. Also called Puritan work ethic. [1970 75] … Useful english dictionary
puritan — pu|ri|tan [ˈpjuərıtən US ˈpjur ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: puritas purity , from Latin purus; PURE] 1.) someone with strict moral views who thinks that pleasure is unnecessary and wrong 2.) Puritan a member of a Protestant… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
Puritan ethic — Pu′ritan eth′ic n. prt work ethic Also called Pu′ritan work′ eth ic … From formal English to slang
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism — is a book written by Max Weber, a German economist and sociologist in 1904 and 1905 that began as a series of essays. The original edition was in German and was entitled: Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus . An English… … Wikipedia
