latitudinarian
a. 自由主义的, 不拘泥于教义的, 形式的 n. 自由主义者
发音
UK
/ˌlatɪtjuːdɪˈnɛːɹɪən/
US
/lædɪtuːdəˈnɛɹi.ən/
词形变化
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释义与例句
n.
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1.
A person who is tolerant of others' religious views.
adj.
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1.
Not restrained; not confined by precise limits.
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2.
Tolerant, especially of other people's religious views.
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.
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3.
Lax in moral or religious principles.
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词源
From latitude + -in- + -arian.
来源:wiktionary