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latitudinarian

adj
/ˌlatɪtjuːdɪˈnɛːɹɪən/UK/lædɪtuːdəˈnɛɹi.ən/US

Etymology

From latitude + -in- + -arian.

  1. derived from lātitūdō
  2. derived from latitude
  3. formed as latitudinarian — “latitude + -in- + -arian”

Definitions

  1. Not restrained

    Not restrained; not confined by precise limits.

  2. Tolerant, especially of other people's religious views.

    • ’Tis probable, that the Account here given of the Religion of the Natives of Madagascar, may, by Some, be thought a mere Fiction, and inserted with no other View, than to advance some Latitudinarian Principles […]
    • […] their political tactics were to be more closely coordinated with Moscow and their latitudinarian approach to cultural affairs was to be replaced by Zdanov’s uncompromising thesis of the ‘two cultures’.

  3. Lax in moral or religious principles.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A person who is tolerant of others' religious views.

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