latitudinarian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Latin lātitūdin- + -arian, from oblique stem of Latin lātitūdō, from lātus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, latitude + -arian.
Meanings
- Not restrained; not confined by precise limits.
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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 […]
1743, Robert Drury, The Pleasant, and Surprizing Adventures of Mr. Robert Drury, during his Fifteen Years Captivity on the Island of Madagascar, London: Preface, page v: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.
[…] their political tactics were to be more closely coordinated with Moscow and their latitudinarian approach to cultural affairs was to be replaced by Zdanov’s uncompromising thesis of the ‘two cultures’.
2005, Tony Judt, “Culture Wars”, in Postwar: A history of Europe since 1945, London: Vintage Books, published 2010, →ISBN:
- Lax in moral or religious principles.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more latitudinarian | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most latitudinarian | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hypernyms
easygoing · safe · clement · permissive · lax · lenient · loose-handed · remissful · soft-handed · indulgent · relaxed · easygoing · soft-handed · forbearing · soft · permissible
Synonyms
catholic · open-minded · laissez faire · indulgent · broad-minded · forbearing · permissible · permissive · latitudinarian · open-minded · open-handed · liberal · avuncular · latitudinarian · sufferable · forbearing · lenient · tolerant
Translations (7)
bg толерантен (tolerant, especially of other people's religious views) · fr latitudinaire (tolerant, especially of other people's religious views) · es laxista (tolerant, especially of other people's religious views) · bg либерален (tolerant, especially of other people's religious views) · pt latitudinário (tolerant, especially of other people's religious views) · pl tolerancyjny religijnie (tolerant, especially of other people's religious views) · it latitudinario (tolerant, especially of other people's religious views)