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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Matsuhisa For sushi, there's still no better place in town than Matsuhisa, the Chef Nobu Matsuhisa restaurant housed in a centuries-old Victorian house.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
Spurs also saved the outside of the Tottenham & Edmonton Dispensary, which during the Victorian era gave out medicine to those in need.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Tuberculosis, Once Associated With the Victorian Era, May Be on the Rise Again
Complications Caused by Measles
Measles can cause a slew of complications, especially in those who are high risk.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
Once again, each suit, each shirt, each tie, each pair of shoes and each accessory were perfectly of the Victorian society period.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
Spurs also saved the outside of the Tottenham & Edmonton Dispensary, which during the Victorian era gave out medicine to those in need.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Tuberculosis, Once Associated With the Victorian Era, May Be on the Rise Again
Complications Caused by Measles
Measles can cause a slew of complications, especially in those who are high risk.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
Once again, each suit, each shirt, each tie, each pair of shoes and each accessory were perfectly of the Victorian society period.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Victorian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Victorian. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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