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Latitudinarian   Listen
adjective
Latitudinarian  adj.  
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."
3.
Lax in moral or religious principles.






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"Latitudinarian" Quotes from Famous Books



... became an object of Laud's special patronage. This naturally secured to him the favour of Clarendon, and, as a fact, Clarendon informs us that he had placed Croft under heavy obligations. But the friendship had not continued. In later years Croft showed latitudinarian tendencies in his writings, which may have been apparent in his conversation at an earlier date, and may well have alienated Clarendon. The fact, however, that Croft belonged to a family of high rank ...
— The Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon V2 • Henry Craik



Words linked to "Latitudinarian" :   religion, liberalist, faith, broad-minded, undogmatical



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