noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/lædɪtuːdəˈnɛɹi.ənɪzəm/
1
noun
Meaning 1
Tolerance of other people's views, particularly in religious context.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Meaning 2
The latitudinarian position, that de re attitudes are merely a special case of de dicto attitudes
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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History
Etymology
From latitudinarian + -ism.
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2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Italian:
latitudinarismo
— tolerance of other people's views
Spanish:
latitudinarianismo
— tolerance of other people's views