Thesaurus: puritanic
Alt. of Puritanical
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Definitions
- a. Alt. of Puritanical
- adj. morally rigorous and strict
- 1. Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice. 2. Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; -- often used by way of reproach or contempt. Paritanical circles, from which plays and novels were strictly excluded. Macaulay. He had all the puritanic traits, both good and evil. Hawthorne.
- s morally rigorous and strict