puritano

Puritan

noun adjective poo-ree-TAH-noh Rare

Origin: English Puritan, from Latin purus (pure)

Also means

puritanical person

Usage Note

Puritano refers historically to the English Protestant Puritans, but in everyday Italian it is used figuratively for anyone with a rigidly moralistic or austere outlook. As an adjective it can describe attitudes: un atteggiamento puritano (a puritanical attitude). Feminine: puritana.

Examples

"Ha una mentalità troppo puritana."

Natural Translation

He has too puritanical a mindset.

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