puritanic

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puritanic¹

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From puritan + -ic.

adjective more puritanic · most puritanic · Puritanic

  1. archaic Archaic form of puritanical […] maximism of the Cluniacs on the one hand and the minimism of puritanic Cistercianism on the other.

Puritanic²

adjective more Puritanic · most Puritanic

  1. Alternative letter-case form of puritanic Lucy, who had only seen her in either the large loose wrapping dress of serge, or in the quaint simplicity of the Puritanic garb, then so general in England, could not restrain an exclamation of admiration as she returned to their chamber.

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@misc{puritanic_2026,
  title = {puritanic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/puritanic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}