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   latitudinarian

   /ˌlatɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛːrɪən/

   adjective

   • 1. allowing latitude in religion; showing no preference among varying creeds and forms of worship: "the latitudinarian clergy of the established Church"

   noun

   • 1. a person with a latitudinarian attitude.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin latitudo ‘breadth’ (see latitude) + -arian. The term was first applied in a derogatory sense to more liberal and tolerant Anglican clerics.

   Derivatives

   • 1. latitudinarianism noun

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