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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

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


The 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; -- often used by way of reproach or contempt. [1913 Webster] Paritanical circles, from which plays and novels were strictly excluded. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] He had all the puritanic traits, both good and evil. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]