puritanical

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The setting is still a Swiss alpine hamlet, but the villagers are all members of some puritanical sect and its sleepwalking heroine, Amina, has longings that transcend its limits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

The Jesus Army church recruited thousands of people to live in close-knit, puritanical communities in Northamptonshire, London and the Midlands.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025

Then there's the "hustle culture" guys, who instead insist that puritanical self-deprivation is the key to masculinity: strict diets, elaborate workouts, overtime schedules that leave no time for a social life.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2025

It’s no surprise that someone in Elster’s shoes would push a case like this one, given the court’s skepticism of some of the Lanham Act’s more puritanical provisions.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2023

They made us watch a film, a terrible bit of puritanical brainwash.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan