How to pronounce puritanical

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“puritanical” in real sentences

61 clips in the index · 1 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. by religion and puritanical patriarchal culture.

    Intelligence Squared · hear it here

  2. Fundamentalism is puristic as well as puritanical.

    The Royal Institution · hear it here

  3. But from a from a non sort of judgmental, non-puritanical thing.

    The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here

  4. This is a moral issue, but not in a prudish or puritanical sense.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

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