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
The discovery of gold mines in Victoria sparked a migration of Chinese laborers in the 1850s, leading the Victorian government to levy a £10 tax, worth over $1,300 (£1,000) today, on every migrant who entered its port, according to the Dutch Australian Cultural Centre.
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Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Delicate floral patterns were a defining characteristic of this style, which drew inspiration from American prairie, classic French and English Victorian prints.
—Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2025
In the story, a Victorian husband attempts to drive his heiress wife insane by subtly rearranging reality, most notably by dimming their house’s gas lighting.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 May 2025
The London sewers were originally constructed during the Victorian era, when the capital city held just around four million people.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 7 May 2025
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Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Delicate floral patterns were a defining characteristic of this style, which drew inspiration from American prairie, classic French and English Victorian prints.
—Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2025
In the story, a Victorian husband attempts to drive his heiress wife insane by subtly rearranging reality, most notably by dimming their house’s gas lighting.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 May 2025
The London sewers were originally constructed during the Victorian era, when the capital city held just around four million people.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Victorian
puritanical
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Over the past few years, generational warfare has only ramped up—so much so that it’s become boring to even reference: Gen Z hating on millennials for being cringe, millennials hating on Gen Z for being puritanical, and everyone hating on boomers for being, well, boomers.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
3 May 2025
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His subject, Nandy told me, exhibited all the traits of an authoritarian personality: puritanical rigidity, a constricted emotional life, fear of his own passions, and an enormous ego that protected a gnawing insecurity.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Victorian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Victorian. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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