latitudinarian
/lædɪtuːdəˈnɛɹi.ən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
7
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not restrained; not confined by precise limits.
adj
Tolerant, especially of other people's religious views.
adj
Lax in moral or religious principles.
Example Sentences
- "’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 […]"
- "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’."
Etymology
From Latin lātitūdin- + -arian, from oblique stem of Latin lātitūdō, from lātus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, latitude + -arian.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /lædɪtuːdəˈnɛɹi.ən/
- British English: /ˌlatɪtjuːdɪˈnɛːɹɪən/