lat·i·tu·di·nar·i·an
ˌla-tə-ˌtü-də-ˈner-ē-ən 
-ˌtyü-
: not insisting on strict conformity to a particular doctrine or standard : tolerant
specifically
: tolerant of variations in religious opinion or doctrine
latitudinarian
noun
lat·i·tu·di·nar·i·an·ism
plural -s
: a latitudinarian system or condition : latitudinarian beliefs or doctrines
a broad, liberal latitudinarianism in theology—
F. S. Mead
F. S. MeadExamples of latitudinarian in a Sentence
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This is a promise to gut interior enforcement that, coupled with the latitudinarian attitude at the border, would do much to render our immigration laws pointless.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 11 July 2019
Meanwhile, to the east, Hungary has gone straight to the reactionary nationalist right with barely a latitudinarian moment.
—The Economist, 4 July 2019
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Adjective
Yet if a Republican is accused of moral impropriety or corruption, their own response is considerably more latitudinarian.
—Damon Linker, The Week, 6 Aug. 2021
This is a promise to gut interior enforcement that, coupled with the latitudinarian attitude at the border, would do much to render our immigration laws pointless.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 11 July 2019
Meanwhile, to the east, Hungary has gone straight to the reactionary nationalist right with barely a latitudinarian moment.
—The Economist, 4 July 2019
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