PURITANICAL


Meaning of PURITANICAL in English

— puritanically , adv. — puritanicalness , n.

/pyoor'i tan"i keuhl/ , adj.

1. very strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so; rigidly austere.

2. ( sometimes cap. ) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Puritans or Puritanism.

Also, puritanic .

[ 1600-10; PURITAN + -ICAL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .