Puritanic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

morally rigorous and strict

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pjˌʊɹɹɪtˈænɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/pjˌʊəɹɪtˈanɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pjˌʊəɹɪtˈanɪk/

4 syllables Say it as /pjˌʊɹɹɪtˈænɪk/.

Examples

the puritan work ethic
puritanic distaste for alcohol
she was anything but puritanical in her behavior

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blue puritanical

Parts of Speech

adjective

morally rigorous and strict

“the puritan work ethic”

Word Forms

puritan	noun	a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
Puritanism	noun	strictness and austerity in conduct and religion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

puritanisch

moralisch streng und streng

🇫🇷French

puritain

moralement rigoureux et strict

🇪🇸Spanish

puritano

moralmente riguroso y estricto

🇮🇹Italian

puritano

moralmente rigoroso e severo

🇳🇱Dutch

puriteins

moreel rigoureus en streng

🇵🇹Portuguese

puritano

moralmente rigoroso e estrito

🇷🇺Russian

пуританский

морально строгий и строгий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कड़ा

नैतिक रूप से कठोर और कठोर

🇧🇩Bengali

পিউরিটানিক

নৈতিকভাবে কঠোর এবং কঠোর

🇮🇳Tamil

தூய்மையான

ஒழுக்க ரீதியாக கடுமையான மற்றும் கண்டிப்பான

🇮🇳Telugu

పురిటానిక్

నైతికంగా కఠినమైన మరియు కఠినమైన

🇮🇳Marathi

प्युरिटॅनिक

नैतिकदृष्ट्या कठोर आणि कठोर

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્યુરિટેનિક

નૈતિક રીતે સખત અને કડક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ಯೂರಿಟಾನಿಕ್

ನೈತಿಕವಾಗಿ ಕಠಿಣ ಮತ್ತು ಕಟ್ಟುನಿಟ್ಟಾದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്യൂരിറ്റാനിക്

ധാർമ്മികമായി കർശനവും കർശനവുമാണ്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

清教

道德严谨

🇯🇵Japanese

こちこち

道徳的に厳格で厳しい

🇰🇷Korean

청교도적인

도덕적으로 엄격하고 엄격한

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khăt khe

về mặt đạo đức nghiêm khắc và nghiêm khắc

🇹🇭Thai

เคร่งครัด

คุณธรรมที่เข้มงวดและเข้มงวด

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg berpegang teguh pd norma moral

secara moral ketat dan ketat

🇲🇾Malay

puritan

bermoral ketat dan tegas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بيوريتاني

صارمة أخلاقيا وصارمة

🇮🇷Persian

پیوریتانیک

از نظر اخلاقی سختگیر و سختگیر

🇹🇷Turkish

püriten

ahlaki açıdan katı ve katı

🇮🇱Hebrew

פוריטנית

קפדני ומוקפד מבחינה מוסרית

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