permitting or marked by freedom of attitude or behaviour, esp in religious matters
2. (sometimes capital)
of or relating to a school of thought within the Church of England in the 17th century that minimized the importance of divine authority in matters of doctrine and stressed the importance of reason and personal judgment
noun
3.
a person with latitudinarian views
Derived forms
latitudinarianism (ˌlatiˌtudiˈnarianism)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Latin lātitūdō breadth, latitude, influenced in form by Trinitarian
latitudinarian in American English
(ˌlætəˌtudəˈnɛriən; ˌlætəˈtjudəˈnɛriən)
adjective
1.
liberal in one's views; permitting free thought, esp. in religious matters; very tolerant
noun
2.
a person who has very liberal views and, in religion, is tolerant of a wide variety of doctrines and forms of worship
Derived forms
latitudinarianism (ˌlatiˌtudiˈnarianˌism)
noun
Word origin
< L latitudo (gen. latitudinis): see latitude & -arian