Meaning of un-Puritanically | Babel Free

Definitions

Adverb. [C2]

Examples

“There speaks out the true Puritan of two centuries ago; but it reads strangely, as it stands in close⟳ juxtaposition with the other passage wherein he minutely recounts the Pearl Necklace, Gold Watch⟳, and Diamond Rings, which he had so recently (and so un-Puritanically) bestowed upon his new wife.”

“Jonathan, greatly disappointed by the loss of his love⟳, was angered with his brother, and very un-Puritanically meditated revenge.”

“He began his ministerial career by taking on himself to supply⟳ the place⟳ of a brother collegian, the Puritan minister in charge of Littlington, near Royston, who, most un-Puritanically, was often incapacitated by drink⟳ from performing his duties.”

“The wainscoted chapel was, in Hacket’s opinion, ‘the only room that was too little’—it was only about 21 feet long, almost square, and most un-Puritanically adorned with rich carving and with pictures.”

“Whether it be the traditional turkey stuffed very un-Puritanically with a pilaf of exotic suggestion; or fabulous pheasant trimmed with herbed wild rice and slivered almonds; or (most taste-tantalizing of all, perhaps) roast duck mellowed in a deliciously different stuffing of sauerkraut and apples—whatever bird you choose⟳, your feast will be a noble one and your whole family will be thankful that you read⟳ the Journal!”

“Williams, who un-Puritanically reiterated that music was a gift of God, sang from Ainsworth’s psalter both in Plymouth and Salem.”

“Milton mockingly laments his own⟳ empty stomach but commends Diodati for his pleasant holiday, then very un-Puritanically expands on the pleasures of wine, revelry, and poetry for twenty-eight lines (9–36) and for another twelve dwells on music and love⟳ as sources of poetic inspiration.”

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