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

latitudinarians 复数 latitudinarians more latitudinarian 比较级 most latitudinarian 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who is tolerant of others' religious views.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Not restrained; not confined by precise limits.

  2. 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.

  3. 3.

    Lax in moral or religious principles.

词汇关系

词源

From latitude + -in- + -arian.

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