- 1. a. Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice. Source: opted
- 2. a. Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; -- often used by way of reproach or contempt. Source: opted
- 3. adj. of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. exaggeratedly proper Source: wordnet
- 5. adj. morally rigorous and strict Source: wordnet
- 6. 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. Source: webster
- 7. j:100 a. of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism Source: ecdict
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