latitudinarian

[ lat-i-tood-n-air-ee-uhn, -tyood- ]

/ ˌlæt ɪˌtud nˈɛər i ən, -ˌtyud- /

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adjective

allowing or characterized by latitude in opinion or conduct, especially in religious views.

noun

a person who is latitudinarian in opinion or conduct.

Anglican Church. one of the churchmen in the 17th century who maintained the wisdom of the episcopal form of government and ritual but denied its divine origin and authority.

Origin of latitudinarian

First recorded in 1655–65; from Latin lātitūdin- (stem of lātitūdo “breadth, width”; see latitudinal) + -arian

OTHER WORDS FROM latitudinarian

lat·i·tu·di·nar·i·an·ism, noun

Words nearby latitudinarian

latish, latissimus dorsi, Latitia, latitude, latitudinal, latitudinarian, latitudinous, Latium, latke, Latona, La Tortue

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Example sentences from the Web for latitudinarian

They flee from the intolerant zealotry of the sacerdotal south to the genial modernism of the latitudinarian north.
Painted Windows|Harold Begbie
I hoped that latitudinarian opinions were going to make my flesh creep and my hair stand on end.
The Altar Steps|Compton MacKenzie
He strenuously inculcated the views of Christian doctrine most opposed to those of the Latitudinarian party.
Rides on Railways|Samuel Sidney
Hales came home what was called a Latitudinarian, having, as he quaintly says, at the "well pressing" of St. John iii.
Essays|Arthur Christopher Benson

With all these latitudinarian convictions, however, I was thoroughly an Establishment man.
My Schools and Schoolmasters|Hugh Miller

British Dictionary definitions for latitudinarian

latitudinarian

/ (ˌlætɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən) /

adjective

permitting or marked by freedom of attitude or behaviour, esp in religious matters

(sometimes capital) of or relating to a school of thought within the Church of England in the 17th century that minimized the importance of divine authority in matters of doctrine and stressed the importance of reason and personal judgment

noun

a person with latitudinarian views

Derived forms of latitudinarian

latitudinarianism, noun

Word Origin for latitudinarian

C17: from Latin lātitūdō breadth, latitude, influenced in form by Trinitarian

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单词	latitudinarian
释义	latitudinarian [ lat-i-tood-n-air-ee-uhn, -tyood- ] / ˌlæt ɪˌtud nˈɛər i ən, -ˌtyud- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR latitudinarian ON THESAURUS.COM adjective allowing or characterized by latitude in opinion or conduct, especially in religious views. noun a person who is latitudinarian in opinion or conduct. Anglican Church. one of the churchmen in the 17th century who maintained the wisdom of the episcopal form of government and ritual but denied its divine origin and authority. Origin of latitudinarian First recorded in 1655–65; from Latin lātitūdin- (stem of lātitūdo “breadth, width”; see latitudinal) + -arian OTHER WORDS FROM latitudinarian lat·i·tu·di·nar·i·an·ism, noun Words nearby latitudinarian latish, latissimus dorsi, Latitia, latitude, latitudinal, latitudinarian, latitudinous, Latium, latke, Latona, La Tortue Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for latitudinarian They flee from the intolerant zealotry of the sacerdotal south to the genial modernism of the latitudinarian north. Painted Windows\|Harold Begbie I hoped that latitudinarian opinions were going to make my flesh creep and my hair stand on end. The Altar Steps\|Compton MacKenzie He strenuously inculcated the views of Christian doctrine most opposed to those of the Latitudinarian party. Rides on Railways\|Samuel Sidney Hales came home what was called a Latitudinarian, having, as he quaintly says, at the "well pressing" of St. John iii. Essays\|Arthur Christopher Benson With all these latitudinarian convictions, however, I was thoroughly an Establishment man. My Schools and Schoolmasters\|Hugh Miller British Dictionary definitions for latitudinarian latitudinarian / (ˌlætɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən) / adjective permitting or marked by freedom of attitude or behaviour, esp in religious matters (sometimes capital) of or relating to a school of thought within the Church of England in the 17th century that minimized the importance of divine authority in matters of doctrine and stressed the importance of reason and personal judgment noun a person with latitudinarian views Derived forms of latitudinarian latitudinarianism, noun Word Origin for latitudinarian C17: from Latin lātitūdō breadth, latitude, influenced in form by Trinitarian Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to latitudinarian permissive, enlightened, radical, tolerant, flexible, lenient, humanistic, reformist, open-minded, indulgent, lax, catholic, broad, humanitarian, free, general, avant-garde, rational, understanding, left
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latitudinarian

adjective

noun

Origin of latitudinarian

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Example sentences from the Web for latitudinarian

British Dictionary definitions for latitudinarian

adjective

noun

Derived forms of latitudinarian

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