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latitudinarian adjective [ ˌlatɪtjuːdɪˈnɛːrɪən ]

• allowing latitude in religion; showing no preference among varying creeds and forms of worship.
• "the latitudinarian clergy of the established Church"

latitudinarian noun

• a person with a latitudinarian attitude.
Origin: mid 17th century: from Latin latitudo ‘breadth’ (see latitude) + -arian. The term was first applied in a derogatory sense to more liberal and tolerant Anglican clerics.


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