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
Most of the items can even be handled, with exceptions for hazardous materials, such as Victorian wallpaper that contains arsenic.
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Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
The Victorian government issued a warning in early 2023 that death cap mushrooms were growing in the region.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 June 2025
And then Michael simultaneously was writing this story about Carrie writing this fictional novel about a woman in the Victorian era with no Gilded Age in mind, crazily enough.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 June 2025
Paying homage to the Victorian era through a novel and contemporary Australian lens, McRae feels like a trapeze between past and present.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
The Victorian government issued a warning in early 2023 that death cap mushrooms were growing in the region.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 June 2025
And then Michael simultaneously was writing this story about Carrie writing this fictional novel about a woman in the Victorian era with no Gilded Age in mind, crazily enough.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 June 2025
Paying homage to the Victorian era through a novel and contemporary Australian lens, McRae feels like a trapeze between past and present.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Victorian
puritanical
Adjective
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Wisconsinites are also distinguished by their puritanical work ethic.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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First, the movement of women telling their stories of victimization online was dismissed by many as a toxic importation of puritanical American mores that were unnecessary in a culture of seduction and harmony between the sexes.—
Catherine Porter,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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“Victorian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Victorian. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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