latitudinarian

lati·tu·di·nar·ian (lat′ə to̵̅o̅′də ner′ē ən, -tyo̵̅o̅′-)

adjective

liberal in one's views; permitting free thought, esp. in religious matters; very tolerant

Etymology: < L latitudo (gen. latitudinis): see latitude & -arian

noun

a person who has very liberal views and, in religion, is tolerant of a wide variety of doctrines and forms of worship

lat′i·tu′·di·nar′i·an·ism′ noun

modif.

Converse of object

call: William's reign saw the emergence of low churchmen called Latitudinarians.

Modifies a noun

moralism: Spurr\ 's emphasis is upon the survival of sacerdotal conceptions over the commonly accepted latitudinarian moralism.

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