| ADJECTIVE | pert | puritanical | of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism |
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| all | puritanical, priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian | exaggeratedly proper | |
| all | puritanical, blue, puritanic | morally rigorous and strict |
| Sounds | pyuh.rahtae'nihkahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism. | |
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| Spanish | puritano | |
| Nouns | Puritanism | strictness and austerity in conduct and religion |
| Puritanism | the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects) | |
| puritan | someone who adheres to strict religious principles | |
| Meaning | exaggeratedly proper. | |
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| Synonyms | priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian | |
| Broader | proper | marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness |
| Spanish | gazmoño, mojigato, pudibundo, puritano, remilgado | |
| Nouns | puritan | a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum |
| Adverbs | puritanically | in a prudish manner |
| Meaning | morally rigorous and strict. | |
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| Example | "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior" | |
| Synonyms | blue, puritanic | |
| Broader | nonindulgent, strict | Characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint |
| Spanish | conservador, puritano, tradicional | |
| Catalan | conservador, purità, tradicional | |
| Nouns | Puritanism | strictness and austerity in conduct and religion |
| puritan | someone who adheres to strict religious principles | |
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