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Webster 1913 Edition
Latitudinarian
Latˊi-tuˊdi-na′ri-an
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
latitudinaire
.] 1.
Not restrained; not confined by precise limits.
2.
Indifferent to a strict application of any standard of belief or opinion; hence, deviating more or less widely from such standard; lax in doctrine;
as,
latitudinarian
divines; latitudinarian
theology.Latitudinarian
sentiments upon religious subjects. Allibone.
3.
Lax in moral or religious principles.
Latˊi-tuˊdi-na′ri-an
,Noun.
1.
One who is moderate in his notions, or not restrained by precise settled limits in opinion; one who indulges freedom in thinking.
2.
(Eng. Eccl. Hist.)
A member of the Church of England, in the time of Charles II., who adopted more liberal notions in respect to the authority, government, and doctrines of the church than generally prevailed.
They were called “men of latitude;” and upon this, men of narrow thoughts fastened upon them the name of
latitudinarians
. Bp. Burnet.
3.
(Theol.)
One who departs in opinion from the strict principles of orthodoxy.
Webster 1828 Edition
Latitudinarian
LATITUDINA'RIAN
,Adj.
LATITUDINA'RIAN
,Noun.
1.
One who is moderate in his notions, or not restrained by precise settled limits in opinion; one who indulges freedom in thinking.2.
In theology, one who departs in opinion from the strict principles of orthodoxy; or one who indulges a latitude of thinking and interpretation; a moderate man.Definition 2024
latitudinarian
latitudinarian
English
Adjective
latitudinarian (comparative more latitudinarian, superlative most latitudinarian)
- Not restrained; not confined by precise limits.
- Tolerant, especially of other people's religious views.
- Allibone
- Latitudinarian sentiments upon religious subjects.
- Allibone
- Lax in moral or religious principles.
Translations
tolerant, especially of other people's religious views
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Noun
latitudinarian (plural latitudinarians)
Translations
a person who is tolerant
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