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pu⋅ri⋅tan⋅i⋅cal

  [pyoor-i-tan-i-kuhl]
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–adjective
1. very strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so; rigidly austere.
2. (sometimes initial capital letter) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Puritans or Puritanism.
Also, pu⋅ri⋅tan⋅ic.

Origin:
1600–10; Puritan + -ical

Related forms:
pu⋅ri⋅tan⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
pu⋅ri⋅tan⋅i⋅cal⋅ness, noun
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pu·ri·tan·i·cal   (pyŏŏr'ĭ-tān'ĭ-kəl)   
adj.  

  1. Rigorous in religious observance; marked by stern morality.

  2. Puritanical Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Puritans.

pu'ri·tan'i·cal·ly adv., pu'ri·tan'i·cal·ness n.
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