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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