Puritanic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Puritanic \Pu`ri*tan"ic\, Puritanical \Pu`ri*tan"ic*al\, a.
     1. Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines
        and practice.
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     2. Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements;


        strict; overscrupulous; rigid; -- often used by way of
        reproach or contempt.
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              Paritanical circles, from which plays and novels
              were strictly excluded.               --Macaulay.
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              He had all the puritanic traits, both good and evil.
                                                    --Hawthorne.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  puritanic
       adj : morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work
             ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was
             anything but puritanical in her behavior" [syn: {blue(a)},
              {puritan}, {puritanical}]