latitudinarian
latitudinarian · more latitudinarian · most latitudinarian
Not restrained; not confined by precise limitsNot restrained; not confined by precise limits.
UK/ˌlatɪtjuːdɪˈnɛːɹɪən/US/lædɪtuːdəˈnɛɹi.ən/
Meaning
3 sensesNot restrained; not confined by precise limits.
Tolerant, especially of other people's religious views.
Lax in moral or religious principles.
More definitions
- unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion)
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
From Latin lātitūdin- + -arian, from oblique stem of Latin lātitūdō, from lātus + -tūdō. BFrom Latin lātitūdin- + -arian, from oblique stem of Latin lātitūdō, from lātus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, latitude + -arian.
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Forms
more latitudinarian, most latitudinarian| Comparative | more latitudinarian Lesson |
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| Superlative | most latitudinarian Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
18 synonymsindulgentB2liberalB2tolerantB2forbearingopen-mindedavuncularbroad-mindedcatholiclaissez fairelenientopen-handedpermissiblepermissivesufferable
Close in meaning
- unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion):free-thinkingundogmaticundogmatical
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedlatitude
Derivedantilatitudinarian
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form