Definition of Latitudinarian in English :

Define Latitudinarian in English

Latitudinarian meaning in English

Meaning of Latitudinarian in English

Pronunciation of Latitudinarian in English

Latitudinarian pronunciation in English

Pronounce Latitudinarian in English

Latitudinarian

see synonyms of latitudinarian

Noun

1. latitudinarian

a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct)

Adjective

2. free-thinking, latitudinarian, undogmatic, undogmatical

unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Latitudinarian

see synonyms of latitudinarian
adjective
1. 
permitting or marked by freedom of attitude or behaviour, esp in religious matters
2. (sometimes capital)
of or relating to a school of thought within the Church of England in the 17th century that minimized the importance of divine authority in matters of doctrine and stressed the importance of reason and personal judgment
noun
3. 
a person with latitudinarian views

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers


Latitudinarian

see synonyms of latitudinarian
adjective
1. 
liberal in one's views; permitting free thought, esp. in religious matters; very tolerant
noun
2. 
a person who has very liberal views and, in religion, is tolerant of a wide variety of doctrines and forms of worship

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Latitudinarian

see synonyms of latitudinarian
adj.
Holding or expressing broad or tolerant views, especially in religious matters.
n. Latitudinarian
A member of a group of Anglican Christians active from the 17th through the 19th century who were opposed to dogmatic positions of the Church of England and allowed reason to inform theological interpretation and judgment.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.