Meaning

2 senses
  1. Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.

    puritanisch

    пурита́нскийpuritánskij

    of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism

  2. Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid (often used by way of reproach or contempt).

    пурита́нскийpuritánskij, стро́гийstrógij

Examples

5 sentences
  1. It's not appropriate for puritanical misanthropic.

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  2. Their religion is known to be very puritanical.

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  3. Jim appears puritanical, but it's all a facade.

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  4. My parents had a very puritanical view towards religion.

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  5. Jim's puritanical views were not well-received by his foreign acquaintances.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
of or pertaining to the Puritans:
precise in observance of legal or religious requirements:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of or pertaining to the Puritans:

Origin

From puritanic + -al.

From puritanic + -al.

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Forms

more puritanical, most puritanical
Comparativemore puritanical Lesson
Superlativemost puritanical Lesson

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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