as in puritanical
given to or marked by very conservative standards regarding personal behavior or morals
a conservative Christian sect with a code of sexual morality that is often seen as quaintly Victorian by outsiders
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Recent Examples of Victorian
Gone were the stiff Victorian interiors—Wright favored open central spaces that encouraged family interaction.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2025
Other styles from the Victorian Era that are still en vogue are half-hoops, which feature three to five stones spanning across a thin finger, and Toi et Mois, which feature two gemstones side by side.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2025
King Charles got a Victorian clock restored on his visit.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
And for a more extensive dive into the life of the Victorian detective, The Sherlock Holmes Museum at 221b Baker street (the address of Conan Doyle’s fictional sleuth) is a five minute stroll from the hotel.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2025
Other styles from the Victorian Era that are still en vogue are half-hoops, which feature three to five stones spanning across a thin finger, and Toi et Mois, which feature two gemstones side by side.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2025
King Charles got a Victorian clock restored on his visit.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
And for a more extensive dive into the life of the Victorian detective, The Sherlock Holmes Museum at 221b Baker street (the address of Conan Doyle’s fictional sleuth) is a five minute stroll from the hotel.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Victorian
puritanical
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Print-media outlets—at least the types of places that can still afford investigative desks—are often sclerotic, quasi-puritanical institutions that discourage their practitioners from too much self-promotion or marketing.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2026
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As if in refutation of the puritanical outcry over D&D in its early days, Went’s characters use the game to attempt to construct a more just moral universe.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
21 Nov. 2025
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“Victorian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Victorian. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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