latitudinarian noun & adjective. [,latɪtju:dɪ'nɛ:rɪǝn] M17.
[formed as LATITUDE + -ARIAN, after trinitarian etc.]
A. noun. A person who practises or favours latitude in opinion or action, esp. in religion; spec. (Ecclesiastical History) any of a group of 17th-cent. divines who, while attached to episcopal government and liturgical forms of worship, regarded them basically as not of fundamental importance. Also, a person who, though not a sceptic, has no preference among creeds and forms of Church government or worship. M17.
b. adjective. Allowing, favouring, or characterized by latitude in opinion or action, esp. in religion; characteristic of a latitudinarian. L17.

■ latitudinarianism noun latitudinarian doctrine, opinions, or practice, esp. in religion L17.

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