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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Like the majority of the Victorian British public, Jokanaan is intimidated by Salome’s shameless sexuality and wants nothing to do with her.
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E.r. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
Being a Victorian Librarian Was Oh-So-Dangerous Livia Gershon August 7, 2018
In the late 19th century, more women were becoming librarians.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 3 Mar. 2025
The story revolves around Lila, a 42-year-old writer who lives in a crumbling Victorian house in London with her teenage daughter Celie, her younger daughter Violet, and her stepfather Bill, who moved in after the recent death of Lila’s mother, Francesca.
—Laurie Hertzel, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Ling, who for decades worked as a fashion illustrator for the big fashion and beauty houses, has turned from figurative, commercial work to abstract painting and sculpture, with her latest work on show in a converted Victorian stable block at Lyndsey Ingram in Mayfair.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
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E.r. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
Being a Victorian Librarian Was Oh-So-Dangerous Livia Gershon August 7, 2018
In the late 19th century, more women were becoming librarians.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 3 Mar. 2025
The story revolves around Lila, a 42-year-old writer who lives in a crumbling Victorian house in London with her teenage daughter Celie, her younger daughter Violet, and her stepfather Bill, who moved in after the recent death of Lila’s mother, Francesca.
—Laurie Hertzel, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Ling, who for decades worked as a fashion illustrator for the big fashion and beauty houses, has turned from figurative, commercial work to abstract painting and sculpture, with her latest work on show in a converted Victorian stable block at Lyndsey Ingram in Mayfair.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Victorian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Victorian. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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