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Definition of: latitudinarian

(lat′ə·toomacr′də·nârē·ən.-tyoomacr′-) adjective
Broad, tolerant, or lax in religious principles.
noun

1. One who is extremely tolerant or lax in religious principles; a freethinker; liberal.
2. One who departs from the strict standards of orthodoxy. [<L latitude, -inis LATITUDE + -ARIAN]
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i·tudi·nar′i·an·ism noun

Definition of: Latitudinarian

(lat′ə·toomacr′də·nârē·ən. –tyoomacr′-) noun
One of a party of English churchmen of the 17th century who advocated the union of the dissenters with the established church.

Most often used phrases:

latitudinarian protestants
latitudinarian anglicans
latitudinarian views
latitudinarian philosophy

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