puritanic

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puritanic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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puritanic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  puritanic
      adj 1: morally rigorous and strict; "the puritan work ethic";
             "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but
             puritanical in her behavior" [syn: blue(a),
             puritanic, puritanical]