About The Word Puritanic
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Puritanic
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What's The Definition Of Puritanic?
[adj] morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Puritanic: blue(a) | nonindulgent | puritan | puritanical Related Terms | Find terms related to Puritanic: See Also | Puritanic In Webster's Dictionary \Pu`ri*tan"ic\, Puritanical \Pu`ri*tan"ic*al\, a.
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.
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