latitudinarian
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˌlatɪtjuːdɪˈnɛːɹɪən/ / /lædɪtuːdəˈnɛɹi.ən/
adj
Etymology: From Latin lātitūdin- + -arian, from oblique stem of Latin lātitūdō, from lātus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, latitude + -arian.
- Not restrained; not confined by precise limits.
- 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 […]”
“1859, S. Austin Allibone, A Critical Dictionary of English Literature, Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson, Volume I, under the entry “Franklin, Benjamin,” p. 630, It is not to be doubted that intimacies with English freethinkers at this period, and with French deists and atheists at a later stage in his life, did much to engender those latitudinarian sentiments upon religious subjects which Franklin is known to have entertained.”
- Lax in moral or religious principles.
noun
Etymology: From Latin lātitūdin- + -arian, from oblique stem of Latin lātitūdō, from lātus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, latitude + -arian.
- A person who is tolerant of others' religious views.