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Definitions of puritanical in various dictionaries:

adj - of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism

adj - exaggeratedly proper

adj - morally rigorous and strict

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Possible Crossword Clues
Exaggeratedly proper
Very strict, censorious
Strict-minded
Curtail pain, perhaps? More likely to curtail pleasure
Strictly moral in conduct
Lunatic pair, strangely moralistic
Morally very strict
Ascetic pair in a cult novel

Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles
Mar 31 2017 Universal
May 23 2016 The Times - Cryptic
Oct 19 2013 The Times - Cryptic
Dec 15 2012 The Times - Concise
Dec 4 2010 The Times - Cryptic
Nov 20 2010 The Times - Concise
Oct 24 2009 The Times - Concise
Apr 16 2005 The Times - Concise

Possible Dictionary Clues
having or displaying a very strict or censorious moral attitude towards self-indulgence or sex.
Rigorous in religious observance marked by stern morality.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Puritans.
believing or involving the belief that it is important to work hard and control yourself, and that pleasure is wrong or unnecessary:
having standards of moral behavior that forbid many pleasures:
of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism
morally rigorous and strict
exaggeratedly proper

Puritanical might refer to
The Puritans were English Reformed Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to "purify" the Church of England from its "Catholic" practices, maintaining that the Church of England was only partially reformed. Puritanism played a significant role in English history, especially during The Protectorate. * The Puritans were in alliance with the growing commercial world, the parliamentary opposition to the royal prerogative, and the Scottish Presbyterians in the late 1630s with whom they had much in common. Consequently, they became a major political force in England and came to power as a result of the First English Civil War (164246). Almost all Puritan clergy left the Church of England after the Restoration of 1660 and the 1662 Uniformity Act, with many continuing to practice their faith in nonconformist denominations, especially in Congregationalist and Presbyterian churches. The nature of the movement in England changed radically, although it retained its character for a muc

Puritanical might refer to

The Puritans were English Reformed Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to "purify" the Church of England from its "Catholic" practices, maintaining that the Church of England was only partially reformed. Puritanism played a significant role in English history, especially during The Protectorate.
* The Puritans were in alliance with the growing commercial world, the parliamentary opposition to the royal prerogative, and the Scottish Presbyterians in the late 1630s with whom they had much in common. Consequently, they became a major political force in England and came to power as a result of the First English Civil War (164246). Almost all Puritan clergy left the Church of England after the Restoration of 1660 and the 1662 Uniformity Act, with many continuing to practice their faith in nonconformist denominations, especially in Congregationalist and Presbyterian churches. The nature of the movement in England changed radically, although it retained its character for a muc

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