'Puritanic' definitions:
Definition of 'puritanic'
From: WordNet
adjective
Morally rigorous and strict; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior" [syn: blue(a), puritanic, puritanical]
Definition of 'Puritanic'
From: GCIDE
- Puritanic \Pu`ri*tan"ic\, Puritanical \Pu`ri*tan"ic*al\, a.
- 1. Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; -- often used by way of reproach or contempt. [1913 Webster]
- Paritanical circles, from which plays and novels were strictly excluded. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- He had all the puritanic traits, both good and evil. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster]