Today's Word "latitudinarian"
Tolerating diversity of belief and behavior
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latitudinarian \lae-teh-tyu-deh-ne-ri-yen\ (adjective) - Tolerating diversity of belief and behavior, particularly with reference to religion; favoring latitude in thought or conduct.
"The school's goal was to create a truly latitudinarian environment, not simply a place for trendy 'politically correct' beliefs."
In England of the mid-1600s, the term was used abusively by High Church Anglicans to deprecate members who tolerated diverse religious views and wished reason to inform theological interpretations. Such offenders were called men of latitude. From Latin latitudo "width, geographical latitude" from latus "wide."
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