1 : of, relating to, or characterized by a rigid morality. 2 : puritan.

What does puritanical mean in history?

1 capitalized : a member of a 16th and 17th century Protestant group in England and New England opposing as unscriptural the ceremonial worship and the prelacy of the Church of England. 2 : one who practices or preaches a more rigorous or professedly purer moral code than that which prevails.

How do you use puritanical in a sentence?

They are puritanical people who want to inflict their view of how to raise children on other people. I do not take a puritanical view of private expenditure. I do not go along with his rather puritanical view of our duty to society. I do not speak now from a narrow puritanical view.