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altitudinarian, a. and n.|ˌæltɪtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən| [f. altitude, after latitude, latitudinarian: see -arian.] A. adj. Pertaining to, or reaching to, the heights (of fancy, doctrine, etc.). B. n. One who is given to lofty thoughts or plans.
1850Lynch Theoph. Trin. xii. 242 The wise latitudinarian is also an altitudinarian: his thought spreads broadly, but it is also high-rising, and strikes deep. 1871Miss Bowman Th. Chr. Life (1877) 13 Sermons are..altitudinarian, latitudinarian, or platitudinarian. |