Definition of Puritenical
{ Pu`ri*tan"ic (?), 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.
- Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; — often used by way of reproach or contempt.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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