latitudinarian C2+ Topic:Religion & Belief US /ˌlætɪˌtudəˈnɛriən/ UK /ˌlætɪˌtjuːdɪˈneəriən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj tolerant of varying views, especially in religion His latitudinarian outlook welcomed believers of every persuasion. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · tolerant of varying views,... tolerantliberalbroad-mindedpermissiveundogmaticopen-minded ↔ Opposites dogmaticdoctrinaireintolerantnarrow-minded Word family Derived forms latitudinarianism Related forms latitude Etymology AI details From Latin latitudo ('breadth, width'), from latus ('broad'), + the suffix -arian; originally applied in the 17th century to liberal Anglican churchmen. latitudo Latin latus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Religion & Belief Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # latitudinarian **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌlætɪˌtudəˈnɛriən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌlætɪˌtjuːdɪˈneəriən/ ## Meanings 1. tolerant of varying views, especially in religion ## Examples - His latitudinarian outlook welcomed believers of every persuasion. ## Synonyms - tolerant - liberal - broad-minded - permissive - undogmatic - open-minded ## Antonyms - dogmatic - doctrinaire - intolerant - narrow-minded ## Derived Forms - latitudinarianism ## Related Forms - latitude ## Roots and Affixes - Root: latitudo - Root: latus ## Etymology From Latin latitudo ('breadth, width'), from latus ('broad'), + the suffix -arian; originally applied in the 17th century to liberal Anglican churchmen. ## AI Etymology Latitudinarian comes from Latin latitudo ('breadth, width'), from latus ('broad'), + the suffix -arian; originally applied in the 17th century to liberal Anglican churchmen. The etymological trail includes Latin latitudo, Latin latus. The same word family includes latitudinarianism, latitude. Its current adjective use means "tolerant of varying views, especially in religion". ## Topics - Religion & Belief - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown