latitudinarian

Etymology

Latin latitudo (“latitude”) +‎ -arian

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌlatɪtjuːdɪˈnɛːɹɪən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /lædɪtuːdəˈnɛɹi.ən/

Adjective

latitudinarian (comparative more latitudinarian, superlative most latitudinarian)

1. Not restrained; not confined by precise limits.
2. Tolerant, especially of other people's religious views.
   • 1743, Robert Drury, The Pleasant, and Surprizing Adventures of Mr. Robert Drury, during his Fifteen Years Captivity on the Island of Madagascar, London, Preface, p. v,

     ’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.

3. Lax in moral or religious principles.

Noun

latitudinarian (plural latitudinarians)

1. A person who is tolerant of others' religious views.

Anagrams

• altitudinarian