puritanical vs reprobate

puritanical

noun
  • One who holds puritanical attitudes. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice. 

  • Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid (often used by way of reproach or contempt). 

reprobate

verb
  • To refuse, set aside. 

  • To have strong disapproval of something; to reprove; to condemn. 

  • Of God: to abandon or reject, to deny eternal bliss. 

adj
  • Rejected by God; damned, sinful. 

  • Rejected; cast off as worthless. 

  • Immoral, having no religious or principled character. 

noun
  • One rejected by God; a sinful person. 

  • An individual with low morals or principles. 

How often have the words puritanical and reprobate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )