Definitions for Latitudinarian
ˌlæt ɪˌtud nˈɛər i ən, -ˌtyud-lat·i·tu·di·nar·i·an

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. latitudinarianadjective

   a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct)

2. free-thinking, latitudinarian, undogmatic, undogmaticaladjective

   unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion)

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1. latitudinariannoun

   A person who is tolerant of others' religious views.

2. latitudinarianadjective

   Tolerant, especially of other people's religious views.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Latitudinarianadjective

   Not restrained; not confined; thinking or acting at large.

   Etymology: latitudinaire, French; latitudinarius, low Latin.

   Latitudinarian love will be expensive, and therefore I would be informed what is to be gotten by it. Jeremy Collier, on Kindness.

2. Latitudinariannoun

   One who departs from orthodoxy.

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1. Latitudinarian

   Latitudinarians, or latitude men, were initially a group of 17th-century English theologians – clerics and academics – from the University of Cambridge who were moderate Anglicans (members of the Church of England). In particular, they believed that adhering to very specific doctrines, liturgical practices, and church organizational forms, as did the Puritans, was not necessary and could be harmful: "The sense that one had special instructions from God made individuals less amenable to moderation and compromise, or to reason itself." Thus, the latitudinarians supported a broad-based (sensu lato, with "laxitude") Protestantism. They were later referred to as broad church (see also Inclusivism). Examples of the latitudinarian philosophy underlying the theology were found among the Cambridge Platonists and Sir Thomas Browne in his Religio Medici. Additionally, the term latitudinarian has been applied to ministers of the Scottish Episcopal Church who were educated at the Episcopal-sympathizing universities at Aberdeen and St Andrews, and who broadly subscribed to the beliefs of their moderate Anglican English counterparts.Today, latitudinarianism should not be confused with ecumenical movements, which seek to draw all Christian churches together, rather than seeking to de-emphasize practical doctrine. The term latitudinarian has taken on a more general meaning, indicating a personal philosophy that includes tolerance of other views, particularly, but not necessarily, on religious matters. In the Roman Catholic Church, latitudinarianism was condemned in the 19th-century document Quanta cura. Pope Pius IX felt that, with its emphasis on religious liberty and the freedom to discard traditional Christian doctrines and dogmas, latitudinarianism threatened to undermine the church.

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1. latitudinarian

   A latitudinarian is a person or a philosophical position that advocates for broad-mindedness, open-mindedness, or a liberal interpretation in matters of religion, especially in relation to theological doctrines and religious behavior. This term is often applied to individuals who are tolerant of deviations from orthodox religious beliefs or standard practices, emphasizing moral conduct over rigid adherences to a specific religious doctrine.

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1. Latitudinarianadjective

   not restrained; not confined by precise limits

2. Latitudinarianadjective

   indifferent to a strict application of any standard of belief or opinion; hence, deviating more or less widely from such standard; lax in doctrine; as, latitudinarian divines; latitudinarian theology

3. Latitudinarianadjective

   lax in moral or religious principles

4. Latitudinariannoun

   one who is moderate in his notions, or not restrained by precise settled limits in opinion; one who indulges freedom in thinking

5. Latitudinariannoun

   a member of the Church of England, in the time of Charles II., who adopted more liberal notions in respect to the authority, government, and doctrines of the church than generally prevailed

6. Latitudinariannoun

   one who departs in opinion from the strict principles of orthodoxy

7. Etymology: [Cf. F. latitudinaire.]

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1. Latitudinarian

   Latitudinarian was initially a pejorative term applied to a group of 17th-century English theologians who believed in conforming to official Church of England practices but who felt that matters of doctrine, liturgical practice, and ecclesiastical organization were of relatively little importance. Good examples of the latitudinarian philosophy were found among the Cambridge Platonists and Sir Thomas Browne in his Religio Medici. Currently, latitudinarianism should not be confused with ecumenical movements, which seek to draw all Christian churches together, rather than to de-emphasize practical doctrine. The term has taken on a more general meaning, indicating a personal philosophy which includes being widely tolerant of other views, particularly on religious matters. In the Roman Catholic Church, latitudinarianism was condemned in the 19th century document Quanta Cura, because Pope Pius IX felt that this attitude was undermining the Church, with its high emphasis on religious liberty and possibility to discard traditional Christian doctrines and dogmas. Latitudinarianism is still commonly criticized under the epithet of Cafeteria Catholic.

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   The numerical value of Latitudinarian in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Latitudinarian
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Latitudinarian
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Latitudinarian
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latitudinarian
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Latitudinarian
7. ^ Wikidata
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