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adjective
- 1. having or displaying a very strict or censorious moral attitude towards self-indulgence or sex: "his puritanical parents saw any kind of pleasure as the road to damnation"
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believing or involving the belief that it is important to work hard and control yourself, and that pleasure is wrong or unnecessary: She is very puritanical about sex. He rebelled against his puritanical upbringing. Synonyms. priggish disapproving. strait-laced disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Self-control and moderation.
The meaning of PURITANICAL is of, relating to, or characterized by a rigid morality. How to use puritanical in a sentence.
believing or involving the belief that it is important to work hard and control yourself, and that pleasure is wrong or unnecessary: She is very puritanical about sex. He rebelled against his puritanical upbringing. Synonyms. priggish disapproving. strait-laced disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Self-control and moderation.
Puritanical definition: very strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so; rigidly austere.. See examples of PURITANICAL used in a sentence.
If you describe someone as puritanical, you mean that they have very strict moral principles, and often try to make other people behave in a more moral way.
Definition of puritanical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PURITANICAL definition: 1. having severe religious morals and not wanting people to enjoy themselves 2. a puritanical person. Learn more.
