Definition of Puritanic

1. Adjective. Morally rigorous and strict. "She was anything but puritanical in her behavior"

Exact synonyms: Blue, Puritanical
Similar to: Nonindulgent, Strict
Derivative terms: Puritan, Puritan, Puritan, Puritanism

Definition of Puritanic

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

Definition of Puritanic

1. Adjective. (archaic form of puritanical) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Puritanic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Puritanic

puring
purinic
purinoceptor
purinoreceptor
purinoreceptors
purins
puris
purism
purisms
purist
puristic
puristical
puristically
purists
puritanic
puritanical
puritanically
puritanisms
puritanize
puritanized
puritanizes
puritanizing
puritans
purities
purity
purity rings
purl
purl stitch

Literary usage of Puritanic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Speculative Philosophy: Ed. by Wm. T. Harris edited by William Torrey Harris (1883)
"These phases, roughly stated, are: (1) The Puritanic Philosophy in history from 1620 to 1760, culminating in Edwards; (2) The Philanthropic Philosophy in ..."

2. A History of Hindu Civilisation During British Rule by Pramatha Nath Bose (1894)
"Bacchanalian scenes like these produced a violent Puritanic move- revulsion of feeling towards ... A puritanic movement then set in. It is worthy of note, ..."

3. A History of Hindu Civilisation During British Rule by Pramatha Nath Bose (1894)
"Bacchanalian scenes like these produced a violent m^nt'^n'the^ater revulsion of feel'ng towards the close Vedic period; of the Vedic period. A puritanic ..."

4. Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1849)
"... if the Holy Ghost were come down again from Heaven upon men." — PATRICK'S Friendly Debate between a Conformist and a Non-conformist, p. 25-7. Puritanic ..."

5. Heroes and Heroines of Fiction: Modern Prose and Poetry by William Shepard Walsh (1914)
"Tom is only comparatively a bad boy and his badness is thrown into comic relief by the puritanic austerity of the ..."

6. Heroes and Heroines of Fiction: Modern Prose and Poetry; Famous Characters by William Shepard Walsh (1914)
"Tom is only comparatively a bad boy and his badness is thrown into comic relief by the puritanic austerity of ..."

7. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey, John Wood Warter (1850)
"... as if the Holy Ghost were come down again from Heaven upon men."—PATRICK'S Friendly Debate between a Conformist and a Non-conformist, p. 25-7. Puritanic ..."

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